[ He considers Kell's answer, wondering if maybe he's starting to become a little lax around the staff. He's befriended a fair few of them, enough so that he was able to ease the wariness that started to build toward him after the omens. This is by far the longest assignment that he's been on, though. Even the stint with the Lisam hadn't lasted more than a few weeks.
Kahlil ruminates on that for a moment as Kell continues. It's a fair assessment: hence his small gift, his words of thanks, and a conscious effort not to be wasteful even before the destruction of the farmlands. But he knows that can only do so much to smooth things over in the long run if things continue to worsen. And he knows that any one of them could still be reporting back to a superior.
He frowns again. ]
I've been meaning to ask, how long have you been in Thorne?
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Kahlil ruminates on that for a moment as Kell continues. It's a fair assessment: hence his small gift, his words of thanks, and a conscious effort not to be wasteful even before the destruction of the farmlands. But he knows that can only do so much to smooth things over in the long run if things continue to worsen. And he knows that any one of them could still be reporting back to a superior.
He frowns again. ]
I've been meaning to ask, how long have you been in Thorne?