[— and then he shrugs. It’s not the first time someone has tried to mock or goad him in this way, and he is no longer a green boy, to be so easily goaded.]
Would you rather I wasn’t?
[It’s not a real question. Posing it so bluntly might be a mistake: perhaps she’s goaded him after all, in a different way.]
no subject
Aye.
[— and then he shrugs. It’s not the first time someone has tried to mock or goad him in this way, and he is no longer a green boy, to be so easily goaded.]
Would you rather I wasn’t?
[It’s not a real question. Posing it so bluntly might be a mistake: perhaps she’s goaded him after all, in a different way.]