“Mmm, we've got mages and Templars serving alongside one another in Riftwatch and odds are good that war's back on the second this one ends, so don't feel like not getting along with someone is too much of a dealbreaker,”
the humour in that is fucking bleak, which is also probably why she's rarely the go-to person for this sort of detailed breakdown. Is it appropriate for her, who is neither, to make that joke? Probably not. Too late, though.
“You know him, then? Stark.”
The curiosity is casual, not pressing; if he demurs rather than elaborate on the shared history, she doesn't seem like the disappointment will warrant dwelling on. Still, it's just as clear that she makes a note — that she'll remember it. That she is paying attention, too, to what he says in turn.
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the humour in that is fucking bleak, which is also probably why she's rarely the go-to person for this sort of detailed breakdown. Is it appropriate for her, who is neither, to make that joke? Probably not. Too late, though.
“You know him, then? Stark.”
The curiosity is casual, not pressing; if he demurs rather than elaborate on the shared history, she doesn't seem like the disappointment will warrant dwelling on. Still, it's just as clear that she makes a note — that she'll remember it. That she is paying attention, too, to what he says in turn.