None of this, of course, is the point. The point is that Viktor walked up to God and demanded to know about His cavalier, which is either a very haphazard guess or an indication that things are getting a bit out of hand somewhere. Augustine comprehends the gravity of that gossip. Gideon doesn't, but he's not inclined to corner her just yet; things are still delicate, there.
That leaves him with this conversation, such as it is. ]
I believe it. [ He puts up a pacifying hand. ] And this is, again, not a scolding. There are certain truths held only by the First House. You were sent to uncover them at Canaan... and you may have learned others here.
It doesn't sit well with me to have a conversation [ under duress, with punching ] about the deepest secrets of the Empire [ about the Tomb ] with someone who lacks the context, and not extend the same to you.
[ He is gambling that Ramina won't take this as invitation. ]
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None of this, of course, is the point. The point is that Viktor walked up to God and demanded to know about His cavalier, which is either a very haphazard guess or an indication that things are getting a bit out of hand somewhere. Augustine comprehends the gravity of that gossip. Gideon doesn't, but he's not inclined to corner her just yet; things are still delicate, there.
That leaves him with this conversation, such as it is. ]
I believe it. [ He puts up a pacifying hand. ] And this is, again, not a scolding. There are certain truths held only by the First House. You were sent to uncover them at Canaan... and you may have learned others here.
It doesn't sit well with me to have a conversation [ under duress, with punching ] about the deepest secrets of the Empire [ about the Tomb ] with someone who lacks the context, and not extend the same to you.
[ He is gambling that Ramina won't take this as invitation. ]