[Caleb nods in agreement to Peter's assessment. He's aware the Gentleman has done more questionable things in the past, but also knows that those things are in fact the past. It's the same level of comfort that he has about their dealings with him.]
We chose to align our star to his rather than the Empire, back when all of this was just beginning. It seemed wiser than being drawn into a newly declared war.
[Then they wound up dragged into said war on the exact opposite side and brokering peace deals and well. Life is strange and complex, and right now none of that matters because Peter is here and everything else feels incidental.]
They are not the best beds, but far from the worst. But yes, that is all that matters. A place to be with you alone. A door to close out the world.
[There it is. That echo of their shared lingering fear. He laughs at Peter's assessment of the Nein.]
Somehow less motley than we have been, but yes. Certainly true. And you are the most incredible thing that I have ever seen.
[A tightening of his fingers around Peter's as he leads them into the Leaky Tap and requests several rooms, leaving the keys for all but one with the barkeeper with a description of who will be coming for them. And with that he leads Peter up the stairs to the room that will be theirs for the evening.]
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Date: 2023-05-07 12:35 am (UTC)We chose to align our star to his rather than the Empire, back when all of this was just beginning. It seemed wiser than being drawn into a newly declared war.
[Then they wound up dragged into said war on the exact opposite side and brokering peace deals and well. Life is strange and complex, and right now none of that matters because Peter is here and everything else feels incidental.]
They are not the best beds, but far from the worst. But yes, that is all that matters. A place to be with you alone. A door to close out the world.
[There it is. That echo of their shared lingering fear. He laughs at Peter's assessment of the Nein.]
Somehow less motley than we have been, but yes. Certainly true. And you are the most incredible thing that I have ever seen.
[A tightening of his fingers around Peter's as he leads them into the Leaky Tap and requests several rooms, leaving the keys for all but one with the barkeeper with a description of who will be coming for them. And with that he leads Peter up the stairs to the room that will be theirs for the evening.]