the hailstorm
”I well know what satisfaction did. Whether you will find yourself satisfied is another matter entirely.” Risqué perhaps, given the Merciless’s trajectory to his bed of all places, but it was nonetheless out there. It was enough for her to concede that he had his own business, rather than laying claim to anything Launceleyn related, and Neron relaxed (if not somewhat grumpily). And yet - and yet here she was poking her nose in regardless.
”It has not occurred to you that I am quite content with my chain now?” he asked, tilting his head. ”That I, a former lawyer, did not navigate the deal I was given to bring myself the best options?” He raised his eyebrows. ”Zariah, you are introducing Jace to the rest of Halo as your son, and he will be taken from you if you inherit this debt. Are you thinking clearly?”
”It has not occurred to you that I am quite content with my chain now?” he asked, tilting his head. ”That I, a former lawyer, did not navigate the deal I was given to bring myself the best options?” He raised his eyebrows. ”Zariah, you are introducing Jace to the rest of Halo as your son, and he will be taken from you if you inherit this debt. Are you thinking clearly?”
