“i don’t want your forgiveness. i want your loyalty.” ( dealer's choice! )
“you’ve lingered too long in your cups, my lord - and lack sense in speaking so.” she sidesteps his advance with flighty ease; a traitorous charm enhanced infinitely with her own imbibement.
“you should be put to bed - ” she titters sharply, a stinging nettle as fine as a sewing needle. her smile curving sickle sweet at high harvest.
“- or out to pasture if you persist in this sort of…presumptive paranoia.”



















