I am not a product of my circumstances.
Pulling out the apple and pumpkin pies, she let Deimos choose and arrange for Erebos to enjoy the treat while she listened to his thoughts on the matter. She could understand his reasoning on almost everything, nodding along at the different points, however, she waited for him to finish before speaking. "I agree that Starfall in an unnecessary and dangerous risk. That's not right to you, and that's not smart when we have other options." So it seemed simple enough to strike that from their minds.
Elizabeth leaned back, her hair shifting with the shake of her head. "But I disagree with returning the bird." Her eyes were still warm, but there was a level of experience and calculation in them, confident with her knowledge of people. "It may give us more time, but it will make us appear weak. If we show that they can easily push us around with a simple letter, then I think they'll do more than just threaten." They'd already seen what kinds of beasts the Family was willing to send after Halo. If they thought they could take them out (or over), she didn't think they would pull any punches.
She crossed her legs and titled her head, trying to find a different angle. "Even if we did return it, what other choices do we have? I don't think time will help when there are explicitly two options to completing the quest." Sighing, she shrugged her shoulders. "I understand that negotiations would be dangerous, but I think it's more important to change this from a hostile interaction to one of mutual beneficence."
Elizabeth leaned back, her hair shifting with the shake of her head. "But I disagree with returning the bird." Her eyes were still warm, but there was a level of experience and calculation in them, confident with her knowledge of people. "It may give us more time, but it will make us appear weak. If we show that they can easily push us around with a simple letter, then I think they'll do more than just threaten." They'd already seen what kinds of beasts the Family was willing to send after Halo. If they thought they could take them out (or over), she didn't think they would pull any punches.
She crossed her legs and titled her head, trying to find a different angle. "Even if we did return it, what other choices do we have? I don't think time will help when there are explicitly two options to completing the quest." Sighing, she shrugged her shoulders. "I understand that negotiations would be dangerous, but I think it's more important to change this from a hostile interaction to one of mutual beneficence."
Elizabeth
I am a product of my decisions.
