WISE MEN WONDER WHILE STRONG MEN DIE
”I would never.” Push it, he meant, though the smile on his lips was in danger of becoming playful as he watched the Warden. He quite liked this switch in authority - he had found Morgan to be infinitely intelligent and effective as his captain, but there was little defiance in her. At least at the beginning, it seemed. But now that the roles were reversed? Neron enjoyed pushing buttons; especially when they were pushed back.
A laugh left his lips at her attempt at decorum, the Hailstorm raising his eyebrows as if curious to hear what she would have said uncensored. ”No wonder we are all so... slippery? Unconscionable?” He tried them on. ”Or simply insane?” All were accurate, really.
There wasn’t much to say to her rebuttal regarding her customs, so Neron didn’t bother, merely giving her a gentle shrug as if to say he didn’t mind either way. And he didn’t, in truth. Still, the question about the Eirachi was a surprising one, and he held her gaze with his expression growing solemn. ”The only thing I was capable of asking the Eirachi was for her to spare my life,” he explained quietly. ”The rest of it was all her spin. It was an interesting first few months in Halo, learning everything there was to know, whilst having to pretend that I was already aware.”
A laugh left his lips at her attempt at decorum, the Hailstorm raising his eyebrows as if curious to hear what she would have said uncensored. ”No wonder we are all so... slippery? Unconscionable?” He tried them on. ”Or simply insane?” All were accurate, really.
There wasn’t much to say to her rebuttal regarding her customs, so Neron didn’t bother, merely giving her a gentle shrug as if to say he didn’t mind either way. And he didn’t, in truth. Still, the question about the Eirachi was a surprising one, and he held her gaze with his expression growing solemn. ”The only thing I was capable of asking the Eirachi was for her to spare my life,” he explained quietly. ”The rest of it was all her spin. It was an interesting first few months in Halo, learning everything there was to know, whilst having to pretend that I was already aware.”
