❛ it’s more a matter of tact than it is anything else, you realize. ❜ ask any nohrian among the ranks of the royal family and their assorted vassalage -- not a one would tell you that jakob was known for anything but his blunt manner, his daggered tongue. sharp as the weapon he called his own, ‘less the matter involved his liege. for the crown prince’s retainer, however? there would be no mercy. in fact, he hardly bats an eyelash, hardly turns to look him in the eye as he speaks -- rather, he continues to polish the cutlery, as he had prior to the intrusion. ❛ or a severe lack of tact, rather. perhaps you’d fare better with the young women in town if you chose your words more carefully ... ... and chose not to chase the skirts of other men’s wives. ❜ / @heldstrong .
