[ At least it's not a surprise, exactly. She wouldn't have guessed on her own, to be sure, but...Sure. Greg. Emperor Gregor. It makes sense, far more than Gregor-the-Son-Of-No-Consequence having been raised in a strictly controlled environment, always strictly schooled on etiquette...Yeah. And Miles...That one's more unexpected. Because his cover had been so firm, so unwavering - the stories he told largely in line with his claimed background. But instead of being a clone, a man of a painful and oppressed past, he's...What? A privileged lord?
Look at him, Kitty. Looking like that...Privileged economically, maybe, but it's not like he's had an easy life.
Right. Well. Before she spends any more time processing this madness, Kitty has a burning, important question on her mind. She turns to Miles, her lips thinning just a bit. ]
The Dendarii. Your mercenary fleet. Is that just a fiction? Were you just making me empty promises?
[ Because lies are lies. Sometimes they have to be told to survive. But holding that hope out to her and then revealing that it was just some fairy-tale to get into her good graces - that she could not ever, ever forgive. No matter who they are and what they've done for her. ]
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[ At least it's not a surprise, exactly. She wouldn't have guessed on her own, to be sure, but...Sure. Greg. Emperor Gregor. It makes sense, far more than Gregor-the-Son-Of-No-Consequence having been raised in a strictly controlled environment, always strictly schooled on etiquette...Yeah. And Miles...That one's more unexpected. Because his cover had been so firm, so unwavering - the stories he told largely in line with his claimed background. But instead of being a clone, a man of a painful and oppressed past, he's...What? A privileged lord?
Look at him, Kitty. Looking like that...Privileged economically, maybe, but it's not like he's had an easy life.
Right. Well. Before she spends any more time processing this madness, Kitty has a burning, important question on her mind. She turns to Miles, her lips thinning just a bit. ]
The Dendarii. Your mercenary fleet. Is that just a fiction? Were you just making me empty promises?
[ Because lies are lies. Sometimes they have to be told to survive. But holding that hope out to her and then revealing that it was just some fairy-tale to get into her good graces - that she could not ever, ever forgive. No matter who they are and what they've done for her. ]