[ He says, with a soft, unamused laugh. It's more for show than anything, to express the good humor that he should feel at the words β and would normally β but since there was nothing to smile about in his life... it's false.
Still, with his head tipped back slightly, he focused his unblinking eye on Tezca, and he gestured out at the mansion's grounds. ]
You'll enjoy them, I think. We were on the verge of war with them, where I'm from. Perhaps it will find its intended purpose here, instead.
I think you'll find it... intriguing, at least. [ He hoped to go to war here, too, but that was a slow process. It always was, if one wished to end up the victor. He'd taken years to get to the point where Shimmer might be used. Over ten years, really, so it should be no surprise that he would take his time here. ] I'll make sure you have a front-row seat, hm?
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[ He says, with a soft, unamused laugh. It's more for show than anything, to express the good humor that he should feel at the words β and would normally β but since there was nothing to smile about in his life... it's false.
Still, with his head tipped back slightly, he focused his unblinking eye on Tezca, and he gestured out at the mansion's grounds. ]
You'll enjoy them, I think. We were on the verge of war with them, where I'm from. Perhaps it will find its intended purpose here, instead.
I think you'll find it... intriguing, at least. [ He hoped to go to war here, too, but that was a slow process. It always was, if one wished to end up the victor. He'd taken years to get to the point where Shimmer might be used. Over ten years, really, so it should be no surprise that he would take his time here. ] I'll make sure you have a front-row seat, hm?