The conversation's turn is so quick that Benedict almost doesn't realize where it's gone until it has, and then he looks decidedly uneasy, hiding it by staring into his glass while Loki goes on.
"We are wise to know where we stand," he says, a little more quietly than he might like, going for incisive and not quite getting there. If anyone has designs on the Archon's seat, his mother is likely among them; it's times like these he realizes how frightening politics can be. Why he feels the need to hire a body double before setting foot back in Minrathous, after allying with the Inquisition.
"Perhaps you should leave the machinations to the Magisters," he adds, more quietly, but with more venom. Which is to say: you'll never have to deal with it, so butt out.
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"We are wise to know where we stand," he says, a little more quietly than he might like, going for incisive and not quite getting there. If anyone has designs on the Archon's seat, his mother is likely among them; it's times like these he realizes how frightening politics can be. Why he feels the need to hire a body double before setting foot back in Minrathous, after allying with the Inquisition.
"Perhaps you should leave the machinations to the Magisters," he adds, more quietly, but with more venom. Which is to say: you'll never have to deal with it, so butt out.