[ It doesn't feel like an ending. Sébastien's grand ambitions had never meant anything to Stephen, so drawing one entryway to them closed doesn't hold any significance. And then that's it doesn't close any definite doors on the relationship between le Livre and his daughter either.
He watches him with that same quiet consideration for a while longer. A shrewd individual, this one. Smart enough to play his cards towards the right Cardinal, if not so wise with his methods. A shame.
Still, if he outlasts Stephen's threat and stays true to Margo, he may yet find himself amongst their ranks. If that happens, he may even decide to call his ultimatum a bluff.
But for now, that's enough. The point has been made and understood. ]
[ Understood, indeed. But perhaps the tone and the manner of this conversation feels wrong to Sébastien, rather than some kind of test to further his devotion to the Volary and the Cardinals who sit at the highest seats. It feels fruitless.
He had always known it would be a difficult path and he's accepted the challenge, relished in it even. No path made easily is worth it, and the day he was chosen to join the upper echelon of the Volary would be a good one.
But something doesn't sit right with him now. In this large, peacefully quiet office, the dismissal leaves a gritty, unpleasant taste on his tongue. At the very least, nothing further is said about his relationship with Margo, which had surprisingly been the thing he'd feared most, so he nods his head, ever polite, takes a step back and moves towards the doors he'd come through. ]
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[ It doesn't feel like an ending. Sébastien's grand ambitions had never meant anything to Stephen, so drawing one entryway to them closed doesn't hold any significance. And then that's it doesn't close any definite doors on the relationship between le Livre and his daughter either.
He watches him with that same quiet consideration for a while longer. A shrewd individual, this one. Smart enough to play his cards towards the right Cardinal, if not so wise with his methods. A shame.
Still, if he outlasts Stephen's threat and stays true to Margo, he may yet find himself amongst their ranks. If that happens, he may even decide to call his ultimatum a bluff.
But for now, that's enough. The point has been made and understood. ]
We'll see. On your way.
[ Discussion over, you're dismissed. ]
fin.
He had always known it would be a difficult path and he's accepted the challenge, relished in it even. No path made easily is worth it, and the day he was chosen to join the upper echelon of the Volary would be a good one.
But something doesn't sit right with him now. In this large, peacefully quiet office, the dismissal leaves a gritty, unpleasant taste on his tongue. At the very least, nothing further is said about his relationship with Margo, which had surprisingly been the thing he'd feared most, so he nods his head, ever polite, takes a step back and moves towards the doors he'd come through. ]
Stephen.
[ And then, yes. He is on his way. ]