He listens with but a hum to acknowledge his attention is still, fully on Nita. When she finishes, he all but smirks at her direction, a sense of duty slowly invigorating him from his previous fatigue.
And he wanted to go back to the train early. It really does pay to stay behind and follow-through.
"It's like you read my mind." Roland goes, and begins to encourage them to start walking. To where...? He's thinking on his feet, eyes darting to and fro. "That's what I'd like to know, too. There's a lot about this little tale that I'm not so convinced about. All we know about Irivar's benevolent King Varfrin is that he's well-loved and well-respected. People trust him." He draws just a tad bit closer to Nita, voice still hushed in case anyone was listening.
"Someone asked what proof they had that it was the nobles of Jura who caused the blight, and all the people here could tell me was that it had to be them. Call it bad blood. But if I know anything about diplomacy, and you can bet that I do, that's not exactly how you go about these disputes."
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And he wanted to go back to the train early. It really does pay to stay behind and follow-through.
"It's like you read my mind." Roland goes, and begins to encourage them to start walking. To where...? He's thinking on his feet, eyes darting to and fro. "That's what I'd like to know, too. There's a lot about this little tale that I'm not so convinced about. All we know about Irivar's benevolent King Varfrin is that he's well-loved and well-respected. People trust him." He draws just a tad bit closer to Nita, voice still hushed in case anyone was listening.
"Someone asked what proof they had that it was the nobles of Jura who caused the blight, and all the people here could tell me was that it had to be them. Call it bad blood. But if I know anything about diplomacy, and you can bet that I do, that's not exactly how you go about these disputes."