[Liem's question carries neither skepticism nor judgement — only open, patient inquiry. He has noticed that Hayame seems hostile with many of those he's seen her speak with in other venues, particularly those that allow Meridian and Zenith to mingle freely. But although her temper does not only show itself in the presence of Meridian's enemies, he had not thought the arguments she had in public were the sum of Hayame's interactions with other people on Kenos. He is still not sure he believes that.]
You said that your brother looked up to you, and he must have known you very well. Better than almost anyone you have known here, surely.
[That may be just one person, but surely there were more, both here and back in her own home. What of the red-haired jinba she had known in her own country, whom he'd seen in those flashes of memory between worlds? What of the centaurs who welcomed her to their gatherings in Alenroux? What of the other shard-bearers she has come to know here — do truly none of them think well of her?]
Those here who would judge you harshly — do you value their insights? Do you always think their opinions of you fair and well-founded?
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[Liem's question carries neither skepticism nor judgement — only open, patient inquiry. He has noticed that Hayame seems hostile with many of those he's seen her speak with in other venues, particularly those that allow Meridian and Zenith to mingle freely. But although her temper does not only show itself in the presence of Meridian's enemies, he had not thought the arguments she had in public were the sum of Hayame's interactions with other people on Kenos. He is still not sure he believes that.]
You said that your brother looked up to you, and he must have known you very well. Better than almost anyone you have known here, surely.
[That may be just one person, but surely there were more, both here and back in her own home. What of the red-haired jinba she had known in her own country, whom he'd seen in those flashes of memory between worlds? What of the centaurs who welcomed her to their gatherings in Alenroux? What of the other shard-bearers she has come to know here — do truly none of them think well of her?]
Those here who would judge you harshly — do you value their insights? Do you always think their opinions of you fair and well-founded?