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Elaborate was the last thing Loren wanted to do but he’d brought it up, so he supposed he had to. Giving Oia’i’o a slightly embarrassed look, he tried to explain as succinctly and as steadily as possible. ”Frey asked me to cause as many orgasms as possible. In exchange, they would soothe my broken heart.” There. That was almost as clinical as the demi-god was. Almost.
Finally, they’d found something that she didn’t know. Tilting his head as he processed her explanation about the heralds, the summoner found his fingers drumming a thoughtful beat against his knee. ”But you don’t know if Rae asked Frey to change anything about their behavior or their purpose once the barrier fell?” Maybe not, if her memories about her divine parent had been stripped.
Alright, well she could conduct her examinations as she wished. As much as he liked arguing as well, he’d warned her and she knew the potential consequences. However, the corner of his mouth quirked up as she continued to respond to his attempted explanation of why she should work on her people skills. ”Is causing me discomfort not a harm?” Maybe it was only a small harm—and perhaps the potential good far outweighed it—but that didn’t mean it wasn’t worth considering. And it meant that her claim to not having more obligations wasn’t as strong as she thought it was. Still, he had offered to help, she was right about that. Which is why he was here, in his underwear, in the middle of the Bone Bridge, offering suggestions for how to make her life easier.
When she brought up her twin, the Launceleyn nodded thoughtfully. ”You’re both new to to Hollowed Grounds, is that correct?” He’d have heard if there was a child of Rae running around before now. It occurred to him that he should probably extend the same offer he gave every new arrival to these lands; while she was familiar with Caido, far more than he, she was relatively ignorant of the formerly barrier-enclosed region. ”Do you have a place to stay? And are there any questions I can answer?” She’d asked a few, but about more generic or personal matters; very little had touched on the ecosystem she had professed she was studying.
When Oia’i’o agreed to ask about the list, the summoner gave her a grateful look. ”Thank you.” Then he paused. ”Or well...gratitude. If you prefer that” If she felt more comfortable with that way of speaking, he could accommodate her, even if she couldn’t or didn’t want to accommodate his wants.
Finally, they’d found something that she didn’t know. Tilting his head as he processed her explanation about the heralds, the summoner found his fingers drumming a thoughtful beat against his knee. ”But you don’t know if Rae asked Frey to change anything about their behavior or their purpose once the barrier fell?” Maybe not, if her memories about her divine parent had been stripped.
Alright, well she could conduct her examinations as she wished. As much as he liked arguing as well, he’d warned her and she knew the potential consequences. However, the corner of his mouth quirked up as she continued to respond to his attempted explanation of why she should work on her people skills. ”Is causing me discomfort not a harm?” Maybe it was only a small harm—and perhaps the potential good far outweighed it—but that didn’t mean it wasn’t worth considering. And it meant that her claim to not having more obligations wasn’t as strong as she thought it was. Still, he had offered to help, she was right about that. Which is why he was here, in his underwear, in the middle of the Bone Bridge, offering suggestions for how to make her life easier.
When she brought up her twin, the Launceleyn nodded thoughtfully. ”You’re both new to to Hollowed Grounds, is that correct?” He’d have heard if there was a child of Rae running around before now. It occurred to him that he should probably extend the same offer he gave every new arrival to these lands; while she was familiar with Caido, far more than he, she was relatively ignorant of the formerly barrier-enclosed region. ”Do you have a place to stay? And are there any questions I can answer?” She’d asked a few, but about more generic or personal matters; very little had touched on the ecosystem she had professed she was studying.
When Oia’i’o agreed to ask about the list, the summoner gave her a grateful look. ”Thank you.” Then he paused. ”Or well...gratitude. If you prefer that” If she felt more comfortable with that way of speaking, he could accommodate her, even if she couldn’t or didn’t want to accommodate his wants.
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