Yes, the offering of a gentle hand after much attrition has its way of distorting the moment.
[ Her family was... rather infamous for that behavior, in fact. When they recruited outsiders it was always a terrible ordeal. They tended to like locking them in cages in their cavernous basement before offering them the terms of joining the House. ]
But I am very much too vengeful for that.
[ Forgiveness was not one of her better qualities, not these days. ]
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Yes, the offering of a gentle hand after much attrition has its way of distorting the moment.
[ Her family was... rather infamous for that behavior, in fact. When they recruited outsiders it was always a terrible ordeal. They tended to like locking them in cages in their cavernous basement before offering them the terms of joining the House. ]
But I am very much too vengeful for that.
[ Forgiveness was not one of her better qualities, not these days. ]