It was a statement of fact. If you care to take it as a compliment as well, I encourage you to.
[Facts can also be compliments, but it's important to Michael that she know he meant it as obvious truth rather than just to praise her. Flattery is cheap. A proven ability to succeed is worth far more than words.
Michael pulls the book off the shelf. This tome was in the wrong place to begin with. He turns, takes a step away to slot it on a different set of shelves entirely, and turns back ready to move yet another book out of his line of sight.
He looks pensive. He doesn't see how work in the Cities is better for Matt, but she's got something of a point about all the rituals in Solvunn.]
There is that—though I'll note that I manage despite the infiltration of pagan beliefs into everyday activities.
[Which ought to be harder for a former servant of God to stomach than a simple fanboy, he thinks.]
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[Facts can also be compliments, but it's important to Michael that she know he meant it as obvious truth rather than just to praise her. Flattery is cheap. A proven ability to succeed is worth far more than words.
Michael pulls the book off the shelf. This tome was in the wrong place to begin with. He turns, takes a step away to slot it on a different set of shelves entirely, and turns back ready to move yet another book out of his line of sight.
He looks pensive. He doesn't see how work in the Cities is better for Matt, but she's got something of a point about all the rituals in Solvunn.]
There is that—though I'll note that I manage despite the infiltration of pagan beliefs into everyday activities.
[Which ought to be harder for a former servant of God to stomach than a simple fanboy, he thinks.]