[ With each reveal of information (or lack thereof on Claude's part), he has the sense of a cautious circling. From them both, as if they're following an invisible map of steps not unlike what goes into wielding a sword and staying on guard. If he's not imagining it on Kyle's part within those deliberate questions and answered: well, the skill of walking that tightrope is one to be admired.
To that description of Thorne's court - one that as is, is still more detailed than anything else he's been able to learn from others - Claude nods slowly. It doesn't take long for him to find comparisons from what to what he knows. ]
Sounds like most of the courts I'm familiar with, both in how they operate and how removed leaders can be. Or, in this case: both. [ Something that could change now for Fodlan, what with Teach in charge, and something worth working towards for himself. ] Curious that the Summoned wouldn't have some kind of... elevation in it, for lack of a better word, but monarchs do so often not want to risk anything or anyone challenging their power.
[ Which, fortunately, brings him to another point. One that's possibly less loaded than sorting through the intricacies of Abraxan courts, rules, and the delicate balance they're all caught in; thinking of home now and then brings other areas worth comparing. ]
Do Thorne's ways or those of the Free Cities resemble anything from what you're used to at home? Hopefully Thorne is slightly closer with some luck. [ A rueful smile, one that potentially betrays more than Claude intends about how a court can go awry from personal experience, accompanies that statement as something else slipped in between the lines of what else is said next even if the rest of his expression stays nonchalant. ] I wouldn't envy anyone trying to navigate what sounds like a treacherous one for the first time.
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To that description of Thorne's court - one that as is, is still more detailed than anything else he's been able to learn from others - Claude nods slowly. It doesn't take long for him to find comparisons from what to what he knows. ]
Sounds like most of the courts I'm familiar with, both in how they operate and how removed leaders can be. Or, in this case: both. [ Something that could change now for Fodlan, what with Teach in charge, and something worth working towards for himself. ] Curious that the Summoned wouldn't have some kind of... elevation in it, for lack of a better word, but monarchs do so often not want to risk anything or anyone challenging their power.
[ Which, fortunately, brings him to another point. One that's possibly less loaded than sorting through the intricacies of Abraxan courts, rules, and the delicate balance they're all caught in; thinking of home now and then brings other areas worth comparing. ]
Do Thorne's ways or those of the Free Cities resemble anything from what you're used to at home? Hopefully Thorne is slightly closer with some luck. [ A rueful smile, one that potentially betrays more than Claude intends about how a court can go awry from personal experience, accompanies that statement as something else slipped in between the lines of what else is said next even if the rest of his expression stays nonchalant. ] I wouldn't envy anyone trying to navigate what sounds like a treacherous one for the first time.