[ and of course, there it is. Ion's eyes light up just a bit, sharpening behind the placid mask. ]
I can't say I expected it much, either. I can't say I expected to see much of anyone, really...
So that makes two of us. But between the two of us, I believe you are much more accommodating than I. [ He hums a little, faintly, adjusting his grip on his own staff. ] There's hardly any reason to be apologizing for being standoffish.
[ Then his stance slackens a little, shifting with the drop in his mood. Less airy, and more serious now. ]
... Still, you have a point, regarding the rest of it. I'm not sure which part is worse: that we cannot be at ease, or that despite any wariness, there's little we can do to actually defend ourselves.
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I can't say I expected it much, either. I can't say I expected to see much of anyone, really...
So that makes two of us. But between the two of us, I believe you are much more accommodating than I. [ He hums a little, faintly, adjusting his grip on his own staff. ] There's hardly any reason to be apologizing for being standoffish.
[ Then his stance slackens a little, shifting with the drop in his mood. Less airy, and more serious now. ]
... Still, you have a point, regarding the rest of it. I'm not sure which part is worse: that we cannot be at ease, or that despite any wariness, there's little we can do to actually defend ourselves.