[ she understands. she doesn't say so—it hardly seems fair to steal a man's grief for herself—but she understands. she wants to believe that her brother would have (eventually) approved of her career path. certainly, he hadn't approved of the stuffed shirt she'd otherwise been about to marry... ]
Can they hurt you? Your chances? [ wait, no, that's not the most important question. ] Would they hurt the person you love?
[ she asks for his stakes. his gambling cards. his skin in the game. his initial post asked a very big question—and while she's not certain it can be answered, she knows it won't be answered without these painful bits of intel revealed. ]
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Can they hurt you? Your chances? [ wait, no, that's not the most important question. ] Would they hurt the person you love?
[ she asks for his stakes. his gambling cards. his skin in the game. his initial post asked a very big question—and while she's not certain it can be answered, she knows it won't be answered without these painful bits of intel revealed. ]