[ the offer had been made in haste, but gen’s reaction made it real. it hadn’t been insincere, anyway—just something dextera hadn’t been fully committed to until he felt that little taste of the way it could work. gen presses, of course, looking for the question that will make dextera retract; dextera thinks about it, but the truth is that he already knows there’s nothing gen could do to stand in his way.
the only thing that could go wrong is that he would be too satisfied to fulfill his duty. that’s hardly a failure. ]
…I don’t care about all that.
[ the original offer had been hurried, the equivalent of grabbing gen’s arm before he could get away. this answer is more measured, but obviously honest in the careful way he presents it. ]
I wouldn’t be alone. That’s all that matters to me.
no subject
the only thing that could go wrong is that he would be too satisfied to fulfill his duty. that’s hardly a failure. ]
…I don’t care about all that.
[ the original offer had been hurried, the equivalent of grabbing gen’s arm before he could get away. this answer is more measured, but obviously honest in the careful way he presents it. ]
I wouldn’t be alone. That’s all that matters to me.