It was not hard to figure out what had happened, who it had happened to, and why it had happened - and Nerva was furious. Of course, she was often furious, but this was a different sort of fury. It was the sort that had a very powerful and sharp sense of failure to it.
She should have been there. She should have done something.
But she wasn't, and she hadn't, so now all she could do was vent her fury and do her best to ensure that it Never Happened Again.
"Councillor LeBlanc." Her voice was sharp, and formal. "I was told you were injured. Have you recovered fully?"
Perhaps from someone else the concern would sound less like rage, but, well, it's Nerva. The concern is real - the idea of her charges hurt by something she should have been able to prevent stings like nothing else.
Before the meeting: For Adelaide
She should have been there. She should have done something.
But she wasn't, and she hadn't, so now all she could do was vent her fury and do her best to ensure that it Never Happened Again.
"Councillor LeBlanc." Her voice was sharp, and formal. "I was told you were injured. Have you recovered fully?"
Perhaps from someone else the concern would sound less like rage, but, well, it's Nerva. The concern is real - the idea of her charges hurt by something she should have been able to prevent stings like nothing else.