No one could possibly claim that it is the abject misery of his state which implores her to be so merciful. Surely there is no force in the world to encourage the likes of Miss Poppell to be considerate in circumstances where she doesn't come by the impulse naturally. Therefore, her logic must be genuine when she says--
"Then I see no reason why either of us should be troubled. If I'm unlikely to be 'untoward,' then it seems evident to me that you would have little reason to encourage the likes of Mister Rutyer to see me killed. Now should either of ours beliefs prove false, then I daresay it likely we have greater problems on our hands. But to me that sounds like a difficulty best broached when we come to it and not before, particularly when there are so many more interesting subjects to discuss presently. Would you or would you not like to try summoning your familiar through the rift which we might open in the caverns under Kirkwall?"
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Date: 2021-03-01 07:54 am (UTC)"Then I see no reason why either of us should be troubled. If I'm unlikely to be 'untoward,' then it seems evident to me that you would have little reason to encourage the likes of Mister Rutyer to see me killed. Now should either of ours beliefs prove false, then I daresay it likely we have greater problems on our hands. But to me that sounds like a difficulty best broached when we come to it and not before, particularly when there are so many more interesting subjects to discuss presently. Would you or would you not like to try summoning your familiar through the rift which we might open in the caverns under Kirkwall?"