The thought had indeed not occurred to Emmett and he rejected it as soon as he heard it. There was no way, no way, that Naturals were happy about this. That they had let an Outlander rule because she was sooo much better than them. The whole story stunk of Outlander perspective and delusion and it was clear on his face he did not think much to it.
No matter how calming her voice was, he couldn't be so easily subdued. "I wan' you to show me a single bloody Natural who agrees with this. Jus' one. We aren' stupid, you know. We don' need someone from somewhere else t'come and rule for us -- jus' cos you have experience somewhere else don' mean it applies here."
His grip tightened on his axe. "And cos I'm not stupid, I ain' going in there. In a confined space with you and all y'cronies? Fuck no. No, I'm just gonna stand here and tell you that I might be easy t'get rid of, but the trouble you're gonna whip up with alla this ain'. This won' last, and y'should get out before you end up dead."
No matter how calming her voice was, he couldn't be so easily subdued. "I wan' you to show me a single bloody Natural who agrees with this. Jus' one. We aren' stupid, you know. We don' need someone from somewhere else t'come and rule for us -- jus' cos you have experience somewhere else don' mean it applies here."
His grip tightened on his axe. "And cos I'm not stupid, I ain' going in there. In a confined space with you and all y'cronies? Fuck no. No, I'm just gonna stand here and tell you that I might be easy t'get rid of, but the trouble you're gonna whip up with alla this ain'. This won' last, and y'should get out before you end up dead."
Emmett
The sun went down beyond yon hill, across the dreary moor
Weary and lame a boy there came up to the farmer's door
Weary and lame a boy there came up to the farmer's door
