the hailstorm
To hear that it confirmed that their reputation among the people of Halo was secure - or at least had not suffered with the arrival of the rest of the family - was a reassurance. It was one that Neron had expected from speaking to Ingrid along with others, but still. It did not, however, bridge the gap regarding the other matters. (The personal ones. The Zariah ones.)
She spoke of family, of the way that he was, and suggested that his singular conduct affected the lot of them. A muscle tightened in Neron’s jaw. ”I feel as though you have forgotten that I spent much of my life as a lawyer before being dropped here in the mountains,” he remarked, the suggestion clear; she did not think him capable of loopholes, which had been the ironic mark of his trade.
”Then take on the debt yourself and sacrifice Beatrix or Jace. Or try and kill a goddess. I’ll say it again Zariah - I will have no part in it. Just because you are still willing to do disgraceful things in the name of this family does not mean I follow suit.”
She spoke of family, of the way that he was, and suggested that his singular conduct affected the lot of them. A muscle tightened in Neron’s jaw. ”I feel as though you have forgotten that I spent much of my life as a lawyer before being dropped here in the mountains,” he remarked, the suggestion clear; she did not think him capable of loopholes, which had been the ironic mark of his trade.
”Then take on the debt yourself and sacrifice Beatrix or Jace. Or try and kill a goddess. I’ll say it again Zariah - I will have no part in it. Just because you are still willing to do disgraceful things in the name of this family does not mean I follow suit.”
