[ 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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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.