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contact part deux
if this were modern times byerly would probably make you listen to total eclipse of the heart before you were able to leave a message
I speak from experience when I say you would not wish it to be.
[There's wryness in it, that voice from inside his grim-wrought helm. Perhaps he's used to it by now, the way Byerly seeks to shift topic with abrupt ease.]
Another Judge Magister sought power by infusing himself with a single fleck of that stone, and I have been told little was left to speak of in the aftermath. It is volatile, that magick. And it chooses whom it favors.
[Still, that's beside the point:]
My question stands.
[There's wryness in it, that voice from inside his grim-wrought helm. Perhaps he's used to it by now, the way Byerly seeks to shift topic with abrupt ease.]
Another Judge Magister sought power by infusing himself with a single fleck of that stone, and I have been told little was left to speak of in the aftermath. It is volatile, that magick. And it chooses whom it favors.
[Still, that's beside the point:]
My question stands.
[The wearied sigh that earns.]
Of this, I am well aware.
[He hasn't forgotten your last assignment, after all.]
I would prefer peace in matters of leadership. Blood is meant for the battlefield, in my experience.
Of this, I am well aware.
[He hasn't forgotten your last assignment, after all.]
I would prefer peace in matters of leadership. Blood is meant for the battlefield, in my experience.
[There's a noise that catches in the back of his throat there, just barely audible. Something perhaps to do with the burns he'd left Jone with upon their first meeting— kindled temper being what it is.
He dislikes the memory of it, and discards it the moment it arises.]
There is a difference. You seek trouble as a bird to its prey, though your heart is a far softer thing than your talons.
He dislikes the memory of it, and discards it the moment it arises.]
There is a difference. You seek trouble as a bird to its prey, though your heart is a far softer thing than your talons.
[Quietly,] I’m aware.
[If ever it were possible to just disintegrate, now would be the time.
At least he likes the coffee.]
[If ever it were possible to just disintegrate, now would be the time.
At least he likes the coffee.]
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He is capable of assisting guile.
Hesitantly, I might add. I venture that at the very least your working relationship is meaningful to him.
[ She reaches to tug affectionately at his collar, pauses, and then slides from her seat so she can lean down to kiss him; a slow and steady press that is warm, for closeness rather than passion, the length of a single deep and even breath. Hello. I missed you. When she pulls back she has another lighter brush of a kiss for his forehead, and then she sits again with a soft smile that edges on shyness. ]
I brought you something. I hope you will forgive it being more puzzle than present.
Hesitantly, I might add. I venture that at the very least your working relationship is meaningful to him.
[ She reaches to tug affectionately at his collar, pauses, and then slides from her seat so she can lean down to kiss him; a slow and steady press that is warm, for closeness rather than passion, the length of a single deep and even breath. Hello. I missed you. When she pulls back she has another lighter brush of a kiss for his forehead, and then she sits again with a soft smile that edges on shyness. ]
I brought you something. I hope you will forgive it being more puzzle than present.
[ A laugh of surprise. ]
Maker, you don't mince words, do you?
[ Then a shake of his head. ]
Make no mistake, Judge Magister, my heart is a withered and deadened little thing. But a fellow can be hard-hearted and still have a sense of duty. Sharp talons, but jesses and a hood; that's all. I'm flattered by your generous assessment, though.
[ A small shrug. Then: ]
But don't dismiss the importance of diplomatic training, good fellow. Wordplay and swordplay must both be learned.
Maker, you don't mince words, do you?
[ Then a shake of his head. ]
Make no mistake, Judge Magister, my heart is a withered and deadened little thing. But a fellow can be hard-hearted and still have a sense of duty. Sharp talons, but jesses and a hood; that's all. I'm flattered by your generous assessment, though.
[ A small shrug. Then: ]
But don't dismiss the importance of diplomatic training, good fellow. Wordplay and swordplay must both be learned.
Yes, it’s relevant.
[That same terrible tightness has returned to his guts, reminiscent of when he faced the anger of Gabranth himself.
His groveling is, at least, sincere: there’s an element of knowing he’s got to endure it and come out the other side, rather than wriggle out now and have to pay the piper later.]
[That same terrible tightness has returned to his guts, reminiscent of when he faced the anger of Gabranth himself.
His groveling is, at least, sincere: there’s an element of knowing he’s got to endure it and come out the other side, rather than wriggle out now and have to pay the piper later.]
[He would defy that assessment by way of Benedict’s care— but instead opts to let it lie. No man wishes to be pulled from his own perceptions.]
For Lord Artemaeus, yes.
[For himself? No.
Request debates all you like, Byerly, he’s just going to keep smashing that Jeopardy buzzer and listing the first things that come to mind.]
Now, if you will excuse me, I fear I have little time left to spare. My own work in the name of Commander Flint is far from complete.
[It sucks also, but he’s keeping that part to himself thank you very much.]
For Lord Artemaeus, yes.
[For himself? No.
Request debates all you like, Byerly, he’s just going to keep smashing that Jeopardy buzzer and listing the first things that come to mind.]
Now, if you will excuse me, I fear I have little time left to spare. My own work in the name of Commander Flint is far from complete.
[It sucks also, but he’s keeping that part to himself thank you very much.]
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