[ His tone is dry, but he does pause to shoot her a bemused look over his shoulder at that. ]
Man, appearances really are deceiving. I didn't realize I had you that fooled. [ he frees a hand long enough to reach back and give a playful tap to the tip of her nose. ] Stop being ridiculous. I'm not at all kind. And none of us can be summed down to just one thing and have that be the total of it. I don't know Holst but I'm pretty sure there's more to him than just his strength. There's definitely more to Claude than just his smarts - especially because he can be just as utterly stupid as he is clever.
And you, sweetheart, while you are indeed very pretty and you can be just as delicate as you like, you have a strength all your own, far beyond what most idiots give you credit for. You're stronger than you give yourself credit for. It's one of the reasons I admire you so much.
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[ His tone is dry, but he does pause to shoot her a bemused look over his shoulder at that. ]
Man, appearances really are deceiving. I didn't realize I had you that fooled. [ he frees a hand long enough to reach back and give a playful tap to the tip of her nose. ] Stop being ridiculous. I'm not at all kind. And none of us can be summed down to just one thing and have that be the total of it. I don't know Holst but I'm pretty sure there's more to him than just his strength. There's definitely more to Claude than just his smarts - especially because he can be just as utterly stupid as he is clever.
And you, sweetheart, while you are indeed very pretty and you can be just as delicate as you like, you have a strength all your own, far beyond what most idiots give you credit for. You're stronger than you give yourself credit for. It's one of the reasons I admire you so much.