"Mm, not to you, I would imagine but, as you say, you are their beneficiary," he grins at her, boyish and open.
"Truthfully, it's nothing," he says, still light, but at least a bit more serious now, returning to his breakfast, "From the moment I was born, it was inevitable that rumors would follow me," he shrugs slightly, "One learns not to listen, regardless of their nature. I'll not feel guilty for my kindnesses, nor for my social transgressions-- so long as they do not prevent me from doing my duty to my family and to Ishgard. Everything else is between myself and Halone," his lips quirk slightly,
"And apparently also between me and that table in the far corner," it's said just loud enough to carry to at least one group of whispering soldiers, all of whom don't quite snap to attention, but it's a near thing. He just grins at her as they do, without even having to look to confirm.
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Date: 2020-08-19 05:02 pm (UTC)"Truthfully, it's nothing," he says, still light, but at least a bit more serious now, returning to his breakfast, "From the moment I was born, it was inevitable that rumors would follow me," he shrugs slightly, "One learns not to listen, regardless of their nature. I'll not feel guilty for my kindnesses, nor for my social transgressions-- so long as they do not prevent me from doing my duty to my family and to Ishgard. Everything else is between myself and Halone," his lips quirk slightly,
"And apparently also between me and that table in the far corner," it's said just loud enough to carry to at least one group of whispering soldiers, all of whom don't quite snap to attention, but it's a near thing. He just grins at her as they do, without even having to look to confirm.