It does that; I'd ordinarily not force them quite so much but they proved unexpectedly popular. [Winter strawberries were a force for happiness in a gloomy, threatening environment; how could he not grow a few extra crops, knowing that?] ...If the circumstances align, messere, I think I'd be pleased to meet him. Though whether or not I'd still be a faun, I'm not sure.
[Which is worlds better than "whether or not I'd still exist if you tried to remove me from Geardagas"; he's going to lean into the Ascian's faith there rather than slipping off into existential angst.
He flicks an ear over on his side of the call at the professed lack of civic spirit, smiling a little ruefully to himself.] If the mad impulse should seize you anyhow at a later time, we'd take you up on it. But it's a miserable time to be traveling anyhow.
[Has he avoided kidnapping attempts by refusing to go out in the snow himself unless absolutely necessary? ...Probably.]
--Oh? If she'd not heard Caster's request and she'd volunteer, it might be worth contacting her. [A pause, and then a little more gloomily:] This will likely get worse before it gets better, at the rate we're progressing with the Circle.
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[Which is worlds better than "whether or not I'd still exist if you tried to remove me from Geardagas"; he's going to lean into the Ascian's faith there rather than slipping off into existential angst.
He flicks an ear over on his side of the call at the professed lack of civic spirit, smiling a little ruefully to himself.] If the mad impulse should seize you anyhow at a later time, we'd take you up on it. But it's a miserable time to be traveling anyhow.
[Has he avoided kidnapping attempts by refusing to go out in the snow himself unless absolutely necessary? ...Probably.]
--Oh? If she'd not heard Caster's request and she'd volunteer, it might be worth contacting her. [A pause, and then a little more gloomily:] This will likely get worse before it gets better, at the rate we're progressing with the Circle.