[It's unfortunate that Dimitri has to learn the downsides of knowing Dun Scaith's queen at a time like this. Scathach's lack of tact may as well be a byproduct of her very Spartan ideas of mentorship. 'The pain will harden them before long', she would think to herself.
Still, as he had been so willing to listen to her opinions on the unsavory affair he's been forced to relive, she too listens quietly. And as she continues to lend him her ear, she frowns. Lets out a faint huff of irritation at the thought of her error having been so egregious -- especially as he discusses the Duscur like he was standing for his own.
It drives her up the wall to think she'd stumbled upon their deceit and made her guest's turmoil just that bit worse.]
My apologies, then, for having come off as laying the blame at their feet. It would seem I have mis-stepped as your host.
...that they would senselessly slaughter the blameless, however, and disregarded the word of those of your lineage, gives me pause. Such blatant overstep on the grounds that you are only a scarred child can only be seen as a betrayal in my eyes.
Do I expect too much of them? Perhaps. But I can only give insight from what I have divined from our discussions so far, and the picture painted as it stands now is grim.
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Date: 2023-02-04 12:53 pm (UTC)Still, as he had been so willing to listen to her opinions on the unsavory affair he's been forced to relive, she too listens quietly. And as she continues to lend him her ear, she frowns. Lets out a faint huff of irritation at the thought of her error having been so egregious -- especially as he discusses the Duscur like he was standing for his own.
It drives her up the wall to think she'd stumbled upon their deceit and made her guest's turmoil just that bit worse.]
My apologies, then, for having come off as laying the blame at their feet. It would seem I have mis-stepped as your host.
...that they would senselessly slaughter the blameless, however, and disregarded the word of those of your lineage, gives me pause. Such blatant overstep on the grounds that you are only a scarred child can only be seen as a betrayal in my eyes.
Do I expect too much of them? Perhaps. But I can only give insight from what I have divined from our discussions so far, and the picture painted as it stands now is grim.