valeas: (☾ g e n t i l e)
𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒂 𝒅𝒊 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒐. ([personal profile] valeas) wrote in [community profile] eastbound 2021-11-26 10:52 pm (UTC)

You were the first person to offer.

( To help, that is.

Part of what infuriated her about such a childish display of antiquated masculinity is it took away from her intended message, but if she's honest with herself, it's the whole situation. She hates to feel powerless, and she hates to feel weaponized. The Merchant and Taravast have a way of accomplishing both simultaneously.
)

There's more to distribute, but I'm not sure it will be enough for very long. ( The generosity of Taravast's finest will only go so far. This won't help the tensions and resentments that are brewing, but that's just as well. They deserve whatever they have coming to them. )

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