I am a shadow, I am cold, and now I seek for warmth
It's a textbook neutral response, which is precisely the wrong answer when it comes to satisfying the Valkyrie. Though Sohalia's entourage - or at least one of them - stares unblinkingly at her, Hotaru is not the type of woman to be cowed, and certainly not the type to be easily appeased with flowery words and sentiments.
"The Dragoons - Stormbreak soldiers. Usually born and raised." Like a gauntlet thrown, Hotaru raises her eyebrow at Sohalia, daring her to say she's wrong. "You truly think all of your Dragoons are free of bias? Of hatred for the Abandoned?" She wants to step forward in a distinctly confrontational movement, but Noah's presence at her side - even as he praises her where Ru doesn't think Sohalia should be praised - keeps her rooted. "We are to trust ourselves, our friends, and our family members to the hands of potential perpetrators of violence? Those who may cover up misdeeds from their place of authority?" Her golden head shakes, dismissing the thought out of hand. No, she won't allow it. Hotaru doesn't trust Sohalia's golden morals to be shared among her entire fleet of soldiers.
"If you cannot guarantee active and intentional education, then any Halovians who are accosted - or who cause trouble themselves - should constitute a missive sent immediately to our leaders, so we are aware and can provide our services as well." Never let it be said that Hotaru only instigates in these moments. She is capable of offering solutions as well. Solutions that had already been shown effective - when that exact letter had ended up in Morgan's hands years ago, for Hotaru's own return for interrogation in Torchline.
"The Dragoons - Stormbreak soldiers. Usually born and raised." Like a gauntlet thrown, Hotaru raises her eyebrow at Sohalia, daring her to say she's wrong. "You truly think all of your Dragoons are free of bias? Of hatred for the Abandoned?" She wants to step forward in a distinctly confrontational movement, but Noah's presence at her side - even as he praises her where Ru doesn't think Sohalia should be praised - keeps her rooted. "We are to trust ourselves, our friends, and our family members to the hands of potential perpetrators of violence? Those who may cover up misdeeds from their place of authority?" Her golden head shakes, dismissing the thought out of hand. No, she won't allow it. Hotaru doesn't trust Sohalia's golden morals to be shared among her entire fleet of soldiers.
"If you cannot guarantee active and intentional education, then any Halovians who are accosted - or who cause trouble themselves - should constitute a missive sent immediately to our leaders, so we are aware and can provide our services as well." Never let it be said that Hotaru only instigates in these moments. She is capable of offering solutions as well. Solutions that had already been shown effective - when that exact letter had ended up in Morgan's hands years ago, for Hotaru's own return for interrogation in Torchline.
HOTARU
