[alarms start going off in Alistair's head, which (as yet) only shows in how his eyes widen slightly, the angle of his eyebrows only steepening.
her demeanor would be a lot different if this was something bad. so... some new leadership change in the ranks? a particularly promising recruit? some bizarre new plant she rescued from myth? a lead on reviving the gryphon species?? laying the foundation for some other impossible quest...???
more importantly, how did it go so long without him noticing? without her telling him? is trust breaking down between them? does he now have to be concerned about their marriage? what would be so important that she wouldn't tell him, unless she didn't know--
didn't know? she's the Commander, she knows everything. so what new thing would escape her notice for two months that's something of his she's carrying and going to be around for--
for...
.......oh.
slowly, gently, he sets the cheese down and shoves it away from himself, swallowing while his eyes only grow bigger as they stay transfixed on her, though his demeanor is entirely different from before.]
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her demeanor would be a lot different if this was something bad. so... some new leadership change in the ranks? a particularly promising recruit? some bizarre new plant she rescued from myth? a lead on reviving the gryphon species?? laying the foundation for some other impossible quest...???
more importantly, how did it go so long without him noticing? without her telling him? is trust breaking down between them? does he now have to be concerned about their marriage? what would be so important that she wouldn't tell him, unless she didn't know--
didn't know? she's the Commander, she knows everything. so what new thing would escape her notice for two months that's something of his she's carrying and going to be around for--
for...
.......oh.
slowly, gently, he sets the cheese down and shoves it away from himself, swallowing while his eyes only grow bigger as they stay transfixed on her, though his demeanor is entirely different from before.]
...You're not.