[ god I keep forgetting she has a dragon... I'm going to pretend Gilbert explained, lord ]
[ Granted, Break doesn't exactly know Astrid well enough to be able to discern the nuance in the suspicious tone, but his guess is at least close. Considering her concerns at the trial, he at least imagines that suspicion is fair enough, and so in respect to that, he gets to his point rather quickly. He shifts to balance a bit of weight on his cane to make it clear that he's planning to stay for a conversation rather than just a quick question. ]
Well, it's about what you said at the cat's trial.
[ He pauses naturally, but thinking that she might feel defensive, he's quick to continue. ]
—Not to criticize what you said. The opposite, actually. I think you might actually be onto something, so I'd like to hear a bit more, if you wouldn't mind.
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[ Granted, Break doesn't exactly know Astrid well enough to be able to discern the nuance in the suspicious tone, but his guess is at least close. Considering her concerns at the trial, he at least imagines that suspicion is fair enough, and so in respect to that, he gets to his point rather quickly. He shifts to balance a bit of weight on his cane to make it clear that he's planning to stay for a conversation rather than just a quick question. ]
Well, it's about what you said at the cat's trial.
[ He pauses naturally, but thinking that she might feel defensive, he's quick to continue. ]
—Not to criticize what you said. The opposite, actually. I think you might actually be onto something, so I'd like to hear a bit more, if you wouldn't mind.