[ Trahearne stiffens under the gaze, his anger flaring in the process. ]
We do not need to know one another intimately in order to accept him into our community. [ Flatly. ] Whether he decides to trust us or not is a separate matter entirely. He has already done much to enrich Reverein, but you've done nothing of the sort.
[ He'd seen plenty of people come and go from the music studio. Plenty of people who enjoyed his performance at the flower festival. That was no fluke.
His eyes narrow as Lucien makes the introduction. ]
I can't say, in good faith, that this is much of a pleasure, Lucien. But thank you for the reminder. I assure you, I am very familiar with the concept.
[ No wonder the intense waves of nightmare stir up such a familiar sickening dread that has laid dormant in the back of his mind. But this time, he believes, it will be different. ]
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We do not need to know one another intimately in order to accept him into our community. [ Flatly. ] Whether he decides to trust us or not is a separate matter entirely. He has already done much to enrich Reverein, but you've done nothing of the sort.
[ He'd seen plenty of people come and go from the music studio. Plenty of people who enjoyed his performance at the flower festival. That was no fluke.
His eyes narrow as Lucien makes the introduction. ]
I can't say, in good faith, that this is much of a pleasure, Lucien. But thank you for the reminder. I assure you, I am very familiar with the concept.
[ No wonder the intense waves of nightmare stir up such a familiar sickening dread that has laid dormant in the back of his mind. But this time, he believes, it will be different. ]