[ After getting this far, it would be more trouble than it's worth to refuse the glass, so it'll be accepted and Ainosuke is even going to take a sip. ]
You do not... though a woman was just blown to smithereens in front of us all.
[A hum is his only response at first. A hand fidgets, slightly, a second signet ring not marked with a rose sitting on the opposite hand of that claimed by Father, the band catching against the handle of the pitcher as he exhales, finding an empty place to settle it within arm's reach.]
Yes, she was. Torn apart to the atom and not allowed to die. And I would not wish to see it happen again.
I don't need to be beside myself to still feel the cruelty for exactly what it is.
[ That's an interesting response. Ainosuke is quiet as well, eyes measuring Solomon. To think he'd feel the need to defend himself on what Ainosuke never intended to be part of the accusation... It makes him feel better. ]
But of course. We should all strive to honor our engagement and be spared the fireworks.
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You do not... though a woman was just blown to smithereens in front of us all.
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Yes, she was. Torn apart to the atom and not allowed to die. And I would not wish to see it happen again.
I don't need to be beside myself to still feel the cruelty for exactly what it is.
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But of course. We should all strive to honor our engagement and be spared the fireworks.
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[A slight correction as he finally drops back to his own seat, glass clinking against the metal of both his rings as he pours himself a drink.]
Nothing of that pointless show of suffering was worth honoring. Fearful, perhaps. Intimidation. But there's no need to honor a tyrant.