[He takes the offered glass with a faint, barely-there smile and curls both of his hands around it, resting the glass atop his thigh. The water in this particular region of Ellipsa, he has found, benefits from being at room temperature more than cold when it comes to the taste.
Neuvillette is not certain what he expects from this conversation. They hadn't had the time to go over things in Fontaine with everything moving as quickly as it did and even though some people must have had their suspicions about what had happened, no one had had the nerve to approach the Iudex and ask him directly about just what his involvement in it all had been.
Navia, though..? Navia, he thinks, is someone who would certainly have that kind of nerve. He nods slightly to her question.]
To the best of my ability, if I am able to.
[It's not a promise. Even the Iudex is permitted some secrets. But... he does not think she would pry if he refused to answer.]
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Neuvillette is not certain what he expects from this conversation. They hadn't had the time to go over things in Fontaine with everything moving as quickly as it did and even though some people must have had their suspicions about what had happened, no one had had the nerve to approach the Iudex and ask him directly about just what his involvement in it all had been.
Navia, though..? Navia, he thinks, is someone who would certainly have that kind of nerve. He nods slightly to her question.]
To the best of my ability, if I am able to.
[It's not a promise. Even the Iudex is permitted some secrets. But... he does not think she would pry if he refused to answer.]