That depends on if you see me as an independent agent in this oncoming matrimony, or as an emissary of my father's agenda.
[His choice of words there is deliberate; he's presenting possibilities and voicing hypotheticals here, not actively revealing which role he's actually playing. And that has very little to do with any sort of sinister intent and merely that it's his nature to voice such observations, in accordance with his generally deadpan composure and cutting disposition. There's only so far he can reveal those traits on a daily basis when he's under the watchful eye of the rest of society, but hidden in the rosebushes and faced with an offer of plain speaking, he's free to let more of it show. Hopefully it's something they can continue, he muses. Simpering girls are always tedious to deal with.]
We're on this outing in the first place under the pretense of getting to know each other. In the interest of furthering that goal, what would you say to trading me question for question? Quid pro quo, if you'd prefer I dazzle you with my learnings in Latin.
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[His choice of words there is deliberate; he's presenting possibilities and voicing hypotheticals here, not actively revealing which role he's actually playing. And that has very little to do with any sort of sinister intent and merely that it's his nature to voice such observations, in accordance with his generally deadpan composure and cutting disposition. There's only so far he can reveal those traits on a daily basis when he's under the watchful eye of the rest of society, but hidden in the rosebushes and faced with an offer of plain speaking, he's free to let more of it show. Hopefully it's something they can continue, he muses. Simpering girls are always tedious to deal with.]
We're on this outing in the first place under the pretense of getting to know each other. In the interest of furthering that goal, what would you say to trading me question for question? Quid pro quo, if you'd prefer I dazzle you with my learnings in Latin.