@lordgortrash : ❝ you don't have to be a tyrant, but if you don't want to be consistently cruel, then you have to be sufficiently brutal at least once to establish authority. ❞
inara smiled, the cut of her lips pleased as she set her chin in her hand, mulling his words ❝ I hope you're not under the impression that I somehow disagree. I know my companions can be a little... idealistic and naive, shall we say? but I'd like to think I am of a higher mind. ❞ she could practically feel karlach's ire radiating towards her, though the tiefling was nowhere to be found. there was a reason, of course, inara had not told anyone she was making her way to gortash. his command over baldur's gate was alluring enough on its own, but now he had a great many things inara had her eye on –– the man was drenched in his own power. and well... inara wanted to get wet too. besides, it was about time the two them talked.
❝ I enjoy hearing your ruminations on power, ❞ she mused, setting down her goblet of wine. she'd only taken two sips; inara preferred her mind sharp. ❝ there are many ways to rule, and I find that they all come with their challenges. to be adored seems the ideal path to me, but then, I would never wish to belong to anyone but myself. ❞ she appraised the man before her, his gilded robes and shining leathers. her wings rustled quietly behind her as she laughed throatily: ❝ and something tells me you're of the same mind. ❞
HOUSE OF USHER : always accepting.









