[She is definitely not fooling him, yet still he allows her the time to come to her next questions on her own. It isn't something he has ever led anybody to the conclusion of, with the Traveller being a rare exception to have worked it out so quickly and then confronted him with it.
And indeed, were they in Fontaine... it is likely she would never have confronted him with this.
Navia continues and Neuvillette does not correct her erroneous assumption that the Archons choose who is gifted Visions of their element. Neuvillette himself has taken the responsibility of creating new Hydro Visions so that they will not be missed, sacrificing only a little of his own regained power to do so, and that illusion is one that need not be broken here.
He studies her for a moment longer and then once again nods, the faintest hint of a smile touching the corners of his mouth.]
That is true, yes. I have taken on the responsibility of overseeing Fontaine as more than simply its Chief Justice.
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Date: 2024-01-27 09:40 pm (UTC)And indeed, were they in Fontaine... it is likely she would never have confronted him with this.
Navia continues and Neuvillette does not correct her erroneous assumption that the Archons choose who is gifted Visions of their element. Neuvillette himself has taken the responsibility of creating new Hydro Visions so that they will not be missed, sacrificing only a little of his own regained power to do so, and that illusion is one that need not be broken here.
He studies her for a moment longer and then once again nods, the faintest hint of a smile touching the corners of his mouth.]
That is true, yes. I have taken on the responsibility of overseeing Fontaine as more than simply its Chief Justice.