It was done in the moment. None of us are dead, and as of yet there's been no news that their our involvement has been noticed. There are worse outcomes.
[Think nothing of it isn't accurate - he would prefer Ilias give it some thought -, but the end point is the same.]
Meanwhile, I can't say I would endorse building on the potential that Van Markham could afford mages some degree of latitude by dicing up his knights from the inside. Could your family be persuaded to support him in some meaningful way that might encourage passing them over?
[This is a conversation somewhat divorced from reality, he knows. If the situation is bad enough, it may already be too late to make any difference to the Fabrias. But sometimes these things move more slowly than anticipated.]
[ An incline of the head; there are worse outcomes, yes — like the ones presently looming on the horizon, for example, which may or may not determine the amount of concern he can muster for the state of Flint's organs in the future. Still, a mental note: horse lessons. ]
At the risk of being put to the sword alongside him should he fail, yes. [ Clipped. But the air pushed from his lungs is relenting; a point ceded, the problem twisting its shape under pressure. ]
My grandmother will have made preparations. I gave her enough warning for that. [ And may have neglected to mention doing so. Never mind that— ] But if the ground shifts beneath her feet, the consequences of our actions will not wait for me to ride across the Free Marches to meet them.
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[Think nothing of it isn't accurate - he would prefer Ilias give it some thought -, but the end point is the same.]
Meanwhile, I can't say I would endorse building on the potential that Van Markham could afford mages some degree of latitude by dicing up his knights from the inside. Could your family be persuaded to support him in some meaningful way that might encourage passing them over?
[This is a conversation somewhat divorced from reality, he knows. If the situation is bad enough, it may already be too late to make any difference to the Fabrias. But sometimes these things move more slowly than anticipated.]
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At the risk of being put to the sword alongside him should he fail, yes. [ Clipped. But the air pushed from his lungs is relenting; a point ceded, the problem twisting its shape under pressure. ]
My grandmother will have made preparations. I gave her enough warning for that. [ And may have neglected to mention doing so. Never mind that— ] But if the ground shifts beneath her feet, the consequences of our actions will not wait for me to ride across the Free Marches to meet them.