[She's glad someone can actually appreciate the objectiveism. If she was dealing with another soft-hearted...
Well, Dorothy lets that out of her mind, because she listens to Viktor with rapt attention. There's something almost familiar, in the fervor that he talks about Jayce with. There's something in it that, the passion that he speaks with and the clear mark that this man has made on Viktor. It's...strange, if Dorothy's going to be honest, how it manages to touch something in that cold, dead heart of hers.]
...I understand. Finding someone who can challenge you so and support your endeavors...those people are treasures worth protecting with your very life.
[Dorothy's eyes close, briefly, as she speaks with a gravity of her own in understanding.]
Sir Jayce sounds like a wonderful man. The kind that would certainly be a boon to us, of course; that determination and heart of his...they seem like traits that we do need in spades. But something tells me he'd probably say the same sort of thing you are, if he were the one here in your position. That, or he might get upset with you for downplaying your own worth.
After all, if your relationship is as mutual as you say, surely you must have given in return what he gave, no?
[Dorothy looks back at Viktor at that, and her look is a touch softer.]
...It's what a dear friend of my own would have said, if she were in a similar position. I'm sure of that much. Do allow me to apologize if the assumption is unfounded or rude, however.
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[She's glad someone can actually appreciate the objectiveism. If she was dealing with another soft-hearted...
Well, Dorothy lets that out of her mind, because she listens to Viktor with rapt attention. There's something almost familiar, in the fervor that he talks about Jayce with. There's something in it that, the passion that he speaks with and the clear mark that this man has made on Viktor. It's...strange, if Dorothy's going to be honest, how it manages to touch something in that cold, dead heart of hers.]
...I understand. Finding someone who can challenge you so and support your endeavors...those people are treasures worth protecting with your very life.
[Dorothy's eyes close, briefly, as she speaks with a gravity of her own in understanding.]
Sir Jayce sounds like a wonderful man. The kind that would certainly be a boon to us, of course; that determination and heart of his...they seem like traits that we do need in spades. But something tells me he'd probably say the same sort of thing you are, if he were the one here in your position. That, or he might get upset with you for downplaying your own worth.
After all, if your relationship is as mutual as you say, surely you must have given in return what he gave, no?
[Dorothy looks back at Viktor at that, and her look is a touch softer.]
...It's what a dear friend of my own would have said, if she were in a similar position. I'm sure of that much. Do allow me to apologize if the assumption is unfounded or rude, however.