[There's a kind of satisfaction in that - being told so by an ex-Crow who must know a thing or two about reputation. Maybe a piece of it shows in crooking line of his mouth.]
[In turn, Lino's response to being deferred to is an amused quirk of his brow.]
As I don't have reason to go prying into affairs of Nascere or a need to substantiate rumors circulating the North Sea, only time will tell if that shadow you cast is deserved.
[A back-handed way of saying you don't have to worry about me, perhaps. He's not interested in digging up dirt on the Forces Commander.]
But I do appreciate your sense of humor, if nothing else.
I'd apologize for the quality of the work you've been applied to, but I assume you had some idea of what you might be getting into when you first joined the outfit.
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I defer to your expertise on the matter.
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As I don't have reason to go prying into affairs of Nascere or a need to substantiate rumors circulating the North Sea, only time will tell if that shadow you cast is deserved.
[A back-handed way of saying you don't have to worry about me, perhaps. He's not interested in digging up dirt on the Forces Commander.]
But I do appreciate your sense of humor, if nothing else.
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[No, he absolutely has not.]
I'd apologize for the quality of the work you've been applied to, but I assume you had some idea of what you might be getting into when you first joined the outfit.
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Even if he is.]
No matter. That's all in the report, and I can match a face to the reputation, so I've done what I came here to do.