[ Piper is feeling a little vulnerable and regretful after her confession. What she's said is tied in deeper to her than what Verim knows. Between the vulnerability and what she believes will be an immediate rejection, she starts getting ready to withdraw.
When he speaks, it's not what she expects.
Yes, knowledge of the castes had been included, along with a basic knowledge of Craft - and... she recognizes that this advice is meant to help. It does make sense not to rush - she doesn't know how long she's going to be here, but any one of these studies will take time. Picking her target carefully gives her a better chance of attaining it.
(Something else strikes her about how he speaks, but she won't reflect on it until later. It's the way he says the Lady, how the term is almost... reverential, how it could refer to no one but Fayura, despite the abundance of 'ladies.')
Her tone is still a little quiet, just a shade shy of subdued. She's thinking, and it's not easy to readjust when you've been expecting a blow and received a balm instead. ]
I'll think about it. Thank you, and Lady Fayura, for the offer.
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When he speaks, it's not what she expects.
Yes, knowledge of the castes had been included, along with a basic knowledge of Craft - and... she recognizes that this advice is meant to help. It does make sense not to rush - she doesn't know how long she's going to be here, but any one of these studies will take time. Picking her target carefully gives her a better chance of attaining it.
(Something else strikes her about how he speaks, but she won't reflect on it until later. It's the way he says the Lady, how the term is almost... reverential, how it could refer to no one but Fayura, despite the abundance of 'ladies.')
Her tone is still a little quiet, just a shade shy of subdued. She's thinking, and it's not easy to readjust when you've been expecting a blow and received a balm instead. ]
I'll think about it. Thank you, and Lady Fayura, for the offer.