[She wasn't happy; Emet-Selch didn't need a Bond to tell that much. It wasn't something that should even register, much less anything that should have him hesitate.
And yet....]
If I had any sense to me, I'd tell you no. Perhaps doing so would spare us both the grief of our inevitable future disagreements.
[A statement followed by a sigh, long and drawn out.]
--But I'm also stubborn and I don't yet despise you. And you, for whatever reason, took it upon yourself to approach me when you could have held your distance. It's not the most auspicious of rekindlings, I'll grant... but I don't think it impossible.
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And yet....]
If I had any sense to me, I'd tell you no. Perhaps doing so would spare us both the grief of our inevitable future disagreements.
[A statement followed by a sigh, long and drawn out.]
--But I'm also stubborn and I don't yet despise you. And you, for whatever reason, took it upon yourself to approach me when you could have held your distance. It's not the most auspicious of rekindlings, I'll grant... but I don't think it impossible.