( so, aleksander is intelligent enough to recognize that he's at a disadvantage here. nina's earlier hesitation, well. it had been strange but ultimately forgivable when taken at face value. it would be only natural to feel some measure of gratitude to whoever spared your life, particularly from such a grisly fate, but it's clear now that this is more than simple gratitude. that her concern is of a decidedly personal bend.
he lifts a hand to his mouth, fingers smoothing over the stubble of his beard, as he considers this. then, finally, he nods: )
One can only hope. ( truthfully, he struggles to imagine what that meeting must have looked like, how well she must have taken it given her recent brush with the witch-hunters, herself. )
Very well. But he steps so much as a toe out of line and I will kill him.
( simple, matter-of-fact. this is the best that he can offer and even then she must realize just how much difficult it is to offer this much. )
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he lifts a hand to his mouth, fingers smoothing over the stubble of his beard, as he considers this. then, finally, he nods: )
One can only hope. ( truthfully, he struggles to imagine what that meeting must have looked like, how well she must have taken it given her recent brush with the witch-hunters, herself. )
Very well. But he steps so much as a toe out of line and I will kill him.
( simple, matter-of-fact. this is the best that he can offer and even then she must realize just how much difficult it is to offer this much. )