The Sixth's literary canon is very vigorous, [he says by way of explanation, for that last bit. Just wait until he quits his minister job and becomes a smut peddler full time, that'll be a day to remember.
He makes a face for a moment, a thin smile, because somewhere in there whether she meant it to be or not is the implication that not throwing a punch is uninteresting, at least for other people. Palamedes has met those other people. Camilla threw more than a punch, for emphasis.
He holds up his hands, fingers spread, like Well...]
Well, I don't profess to sainthood, or anything. [ha HA ha] I've done my fair share of violence and wanting to do it, make no mistake. I'll own that.
[He runs through his mental shortlist of things that could inspire him to Do a Violence again, and:] For me, it would have to meet at least two criteria, bare minimum: first, it's personal; second, it's a last resort.
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He makes a face for a moment, a thin smile, because somewhere in there whether she meant it to be or not is the implication that not throwing a punch is uninteresting, at least for other people. Palamedes has met those other people. Camilla threw more than a punch, for emphasis.
He holds up his hands, fingers spread, like Well...]
Well, I don't profess to sainthood, or anything. [ha HA ha] I've done my fair share of violence and wanting to do it, make no mistake. I'll own that.
[He runs through his mental shortlist of things that could inspire him to Do a Violence again, and:] For me, it would have to meet at least two criteria, bare minimum: first, it's personal; second, it's a last resort.