Lenore saw how his gaze lingered on her hem and wondered if she'd offended him with her impropriety. He was so hard to read, even for someone as skilled as Lenore. She felt as though the signs were there, but they were so subtle that she hadn't yet learned to see them.
Brightening happily when he poured for them both, Lenore nodded agreement and thanks. "That would suit me very well, thank you."
She reached immediately for her glass, swirling it and savoring the scent of the liquor for a moment before she sipped. Her eyes closed in pleasure at the taste, allowing herself a couple of seconds to enjoy the luxury of the experience before she returned her attention to the present.
"Information, certainly." Lenore said, nodding her acceptance of that even though it wasn't what she needed to know. "I understand by now that information is usually where your interest lays. But I'd like also to understand your desired outcomes. Do you wish to try and keep the status quo, to keep the expansion at bay? Is there some point at which you would choose to counter-attack rather than simply to defend? Do you wish to try and forge an alliance with this war before it comes to your doorstep? Do you prefer to simply watch and wait and then relocate the castle elsewhere if the war becomes too troublesome?" She wasn't certain if he'd thought of these possibilities yet--brilliant strategist though he might be, her impression of him thus far was of a cat watching movement in the grass, waiting to see if it was threat or prey. Lenore preferred a more proactive approach.
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Brightening happily when he poured for them both, Lenore nodded agreement and thanks. "That would suit me very well, thank you."
She reached immediately for her glass, swirling it and savoring the scent of the liquor for a moment before she sipped. Her eyes closed in pleasure at the taste, allowing herself a couple of seconds to enjoy the luxury of the experience before she returned her attention to the present.
"Information, certainly." Lenore said, nodding her acceptance of that even though it wasn't what she needed to know. "I understand by now that information is usually where your interest lays. But I'd like also to understand your desired outcomes. Do you wish to try and keep the status quo, to keep the expansion at bay? Is there some point at which you would choose to counter-attack rather than simply to defend? Do you wish to try and forge an alliance with this war before it comes to your doorstep? Do you prefer to simply watch and wait and then relocate the castle elsewhere if the war becomes too troublesome?" She wasn't certain if he'd thought of these possibilities yet--brilliant strategist though he might be, her impression of him thus far was of a cat watching movement in the grass, waiting to see if it was threat or prey. Lenore preferred a more proactive approach.