"Let me try to untangle this..." and takes her hand away, and feeling cold as I sit there alone. Take one of the mugs of tea in my hands, hold it closer than may be that I need to, the blank heat leaching into my palms. "Iago bought you the whole of Sentinel House? All those apartments?"
Nod at that, and want to reach for her hand again and don't, only glance aside for a moment in the guilt of it all. As he did, and easy as it may've been for him t'do, he yet thought of it and I need weigh that, and here across the table from Kate it seems a poor thing to set aside... Moving on to matter of Lannie and "She has had a horrible time of it lately, which might make her see dangers that aren't there. But with Excolo as it is, I'm more minded to pay attention to someone who's warning of danger than someone who says there's no danger at all."
"C'n see the way of that," I say quiet. Well. Never after shutting my eyes to a particular misery coming, was I? Pick up the cup and swallow down tea.
"Can you tell me more about what Lannie said about Verdandi?"
Think on that a moment, the tea back on the table and turning in my hands. "Started with something in passing, over her driving Iago t'loose the rest of his mind. Asked after that thinking there'd... may be there'd been trouble with work, was all I took it for, you see? And she grew shocked over Verdi not giving me trouble, and when I asked what'd been done, she..." Stop again t'try and gather my words, find a way to set this out.
"Called her quick-changing, sweetness and light one moment and threatening t'take after all you care for the next. Warned me against going to the cellar--it's where Verdi brews," I add, "'ve never been, though Iago and Thomas go there often enough. And-- she was scattered, a little, you see?" Think of her laying blame for Benedict taking after her at Verdi's feet, and my mouth twists. Always took Lannie for steady enough, but not seeing send t'all of this.
"Said she'd no mind for what Verdi'd done t'him, but that he'd no problem with it, thought only she'n Thomas were misliking it. But she wasn't particular setting out whatever Iago's not minding. Not sure he told her the way of whatever it was exact, truly."
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Date: 2010-09-23 03:28 pm (UTC)Nod at that, and want to reach for her hand again and don't, only glance aside for a moment in the guilt of it all. As he did, and easy as it may've been for him t'do, he yet thought of it and I need weigh that, and here across the table from Kate it seems a poor thing to set aside... Moving on to matter of Lannie and "She has had a horrible time of it lately, which might make her see dangers that aren't there. But with Excolo as it is, I'm more minded to pay attention to someone who's warning of danger than someone who says there's no danger at all."
"C'n see the way of that," I say quiet. Well. Never after shutting my eyes to a particular misery coming, was I? Pick up the cup and swallow down tea.
"Can you tell me more about what Lannie said about Verdandi?"
Think on that a moment, the tea back on the table and turning in my hands. "Started with something in passing, over her driving Iago t'loose the rest of his mind. Asked after that thinking there'd... may be there'd been trouble with work, was all I took it for, you see? And she grew shocked over Verdi not giving me trouble, and when I asked what'd been done, she..." Stop again t'try and gather my words, find a way to set this out.
"Called her quick-changing, sweetness and light one moment and threatening t'take after all you care for the next. Warned me against going to the cellar--it's where Verdi brews," I add, "'ve never been, though Iago and Thomas go there often enough. And-- she was scattered, a little, you see?" Think of her laying blame for Benedict taking after her at Verdi's feet, and my mouth twists. Always took Lannie for steady enough, but not seeing send t'all of this.
"Said she'd no mind for what Verdi'd done t'him, but that he'd no problem with it, thought only she'n Thomas were misliking it. But she wasn't particular setting out whatever Iago's not minding. Not sure he told her the way of whatever it was exact, truly."