[It's strangely easier to share these facts, even if she may believe them to be part of a joke. Perhaps sharing as much as he had with Claude broke a dam of sorts.]
My brothers and I must abide by our creed and our conscience, but there is always a master. Was.
[His expression doesn't change, but the traces of amusement seem to fade anyway.]
He was old.
[This is the first lie by omission. But it's not a story he wants to tell, not this night.]
if it helps, I only noticed one
My brothers and I must abide by our creed and our conscience, but there is always a master. Was.
[His expression doesn't change, but the traces of amusement seem to fade anyway.]
He was old.
[This is the first lie by omission. But it's not a story he wants to tell, not this night.]