[Stephen makes a low noise at the back of his throat. “Wait and watch” is not usually his go-to method of procedure, but neither is dipping his toes into the delicate orbit of politicking. This treads dangerously close to that, but equally isn’t surprising to him — it was just a matter of time.
He wonders if Geralt’s sole focus is that obvious; he kills the monsters, sure, he has no reason to believe otherwise. But something must’ve sparked this concern, something more layered than that, or else he wouldn’t be having this conversation. It’s a thought Stephen shuffled to the back of his mind for now.]
I can get in touch with Ambrose. [He’d reported in, once, regarding his read on the Singularity. Framing a second meeting as a follow-up of burgeoning concerns wouldn’t be too much of a stretch.
Stephen’s brow wrinkles at the addendum, though.]
The queen’s not an option because she’s a dead end, or because she’s one that’ll get too many ideas?
no subject
He wonders if Geralt’s sole focus is that obvious; he kills the monsters, sure, he has no reason to believe otherwise. But something must’ve sparked this concern, something more layered than that, or else he wouldn’t be having this conversation. It’s a thought Stephen shuffled to the back of his mind for now.]
I can get in touch with Ambrose. [He’d reported in, once, regarding his read on the Singularity. Framing a second meeting as a follow-up of burgeoning concerns wouldn’t be too much of a stretch.
Stephen’s brow wrinkles at the addendum, though.]
The queen’s not an option because she’s a dead end, or because she’s one that’ll get too many ideas?