[It was a temptation. Guards and still some of the Barrayaran Counts lingered, watching the exchange. Turning him away would be as much of a statement of political position as it would be to invite him in.
Hospitality could be its own armor, and the ministry was a common ground, filed with ears. Not to mention, he was curious as to how and why the young man escaped his own delegation.
Rather than directly answer, he gives the young man a bland look and motions for him to lay his request.]
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Hospitality could be its own armor, and the ministry was a common ground, filed with ears. Not to mention, he was curious as to how and why the young man escaped his own delegation.
Rather than directly answer, he gives the young man a bland look and motions for him to lay his request.]