[She will chew on this regardless of the lack of lecture, cold and logical where her head can't exactly be right now, but maybe later. That things did not go according to plan and that her improvisation wasn't enough to save the fumble.
Andrew wipes at her mouth.]
I didn't. [She looks him dead in the eye, and though she's flushed and glassy, her eyes are hard as emeralds.] What I need to accomplish can't be done with that.
[He takes this information and mulls on it for a moment before nodding.]
Alright. I didn't think you had, but it's good to have confirmation.
[Who did kill Shiv? He's still not sure yet. But eliminating one possibility helps.]
I can't accomplish my goals by killing here either. My world is ending, and that redheaded knight and I have to get back home to stall that world-ending for a little bit longer. Every man counts.
[Especially someone like Brad, who ranks in the top 10 of strongest wizards and witches in his world. But he won't say that part out loud.]
So I wanna find who killed Shiv and let Siffrin die. Maybe if everyone knows they can beat 'em up or somethin'.
[It sounds like something in her personal life is difficult, then. That sucks. He won't pry for information on it, figuring she'll share things when she feels comfortable with it.]
That's why I was thinkin' just a few punches. And some yelling.
[It's difficult to think that will be enough to satisfy the true feelings of so many of them... whether they're looking for vengeance or repentance or some secret third thing.
Andrew's gaze lowers; she coughs a little.] All right.
... I still believe the frog was utilized as a distraction. Unfortunately, it was successful.
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[He is also rash and impulsive, unfortunately. It would be hypocritical of him to give someone grief over it.]
So instead the only thing to do is to move forward from this. Next time you gamble, do it with a higher hand.
[He'll leave it there for now though, because he didn't come here to lecture her.]
You didn't kill this week, right? I gotta check before I go on with what I wanted to talk to you about.
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Andrew wipes at her mouth.]
I didn't. [She looks him dead in the eye, and though she's flushed and glassy, her eyes are hard as emeralds.] What I need to accomplish can't be done with that.
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Alright. I didn't think you had, but it's good to have confirmation.
[Who did kill Shiv? He's still not sure yet. But eliminating one possibility helps.]
I can't accomplish my goals by killing here either. My world is ending, and that redheaded knight and I have to get back home to stall that world-ending for a little bit longer. Every man counts.
[Especially someone like Brad, who ranks in the top 10 of strongest wizards and witches in his world. But he won't say that part out loud.]
So I wanna find who killed Shiv and let Siffrin die. Maybe if everyone knows they can beat 'em up or somethin'.
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[Her personal world, Andrew means, is ending. It's much smaller; the stakes only extend to the things she knows.
At the proposition, she's silent for a bit. She has to agree that it's what she wants, too... for several reasons.]
Will beating them up be enough? Killing brings us back here, with someone we won't want to condemn.
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That's why I was thinkin' just a few punches. And some yelling.
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Andrew's gaze lowers; she coughs a little.] All right.
... I still believe the frog was utilized as a distraction. Unfortunately, it was successful.