He has difficulty with these things Silas is offering to him. It is hard to know whether this is meant honestly, or if it what he believe Ellis wants to hear. Maybe he is meant to be placated by these statements, offered up to him without preamble or hesitation.
They do little to quell the burn of anger in his chest. Richard knows him. Perhaps he knows best what would have checked Ellis at some earlier point. It is hard to say if this would have worked then. They had scratched less at each other. Ellis had never been so angry. It might be that he should walk away now, before something's said that can't be taken back.
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He has difficulty with these things Silas is offering to him. It is hard to know whether this is meant honestly, or if it what he believe Ellis wants to hear. Maybe he is meant to be placated by these statements, offered up to him without preamble or hesitation.
They do little to quell the burn of anger in his chest. Richard knows him. Perhaps he knows best what would have checked Ellis at some earlier point. It is hard to say if this would have worked then. They had scratched less at each other. Ellis had never been so angry. It might be that he should walk away now, before something's said that can't be taken back.