[ After all, knowledge is both the boon and the bane of those in their Court- Norton's a youngblood, so the trickle of information has already begun, but he's got several years worth up on him.
But selfish, he says- Ash places a hand to his chest in mock despair. ]
How could you say such a thing? I've never been anything but the most generous of souls. Didn't I take you in when you begged so earnestly?
[ Or so he says, anyway. But there's a click of heels as he gets up on his feet, towering over the younger man as he reaches over him to grab a new book. ]
But, really. You could do it more often; is it so wrong of me to worry about one of my own little novices? [ Ex-novice, but still. ] I'm simply concerned for the youth. You're so cooped up most of the time, perhaps it'll be you screaming into the night next.
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[ After all, knowledge is both the boon and the bane of those in their Court- Norton's a youngblood, so the trickle of information has already begun, but he's got several years worth up on him.
But selfish, he says- Ash places a hand to his chest in mock despair. ]
How could you say such a thing? I've never been anything but the most generous of souls. Didn't I take you in when you begged so earnestly?
[ Or so he says, anyway. But there's a click of heels as he gets up on his feet, towering over the younger man as he reaches over him to grab a new book. ]
But, really. You could do it more often; is it so wrong of me to worry about one of my own little novices? [ Ex-novice, but still. ] I'm simply concerned for the youth. You're so cooped up most of the time, perhaps it'll be you screaming into the night next.