( in hindsight: possibly true. erik strikes her as a man more accustomed to the wielding honesty like the pommel of an axe — all blunt force applied to someone's skull to daze them. nothing so crafty as the wheedling she's experienced, waiting to see what good favor they can spin from her. still: )
Or you're leading up to requesting my services as a lantern the next time you stub your toe in the dark.
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Or you're leading up to requesting my services as a lantern the next time you stub your toe in the dark.
( a good-humored deflection, naturally. )