[ Navia feels her cheeks heat up a little when Neuvillette points out how exceptionally long it is taking her to come to her point. He knows her quick wit just as well as anyone else who has seen her argue in court, after all. But this somehow feels bigger than anything else she's ever addressed with him before— perhaps because it's about him, and something she technically has no right to ask of him, something that were they still in Fontaine she wouldn't even be considering asking him... ]
U-um. Yes, I apologize, I just wanted to be sure I covered all the bases properly—
[ And truth be told, there are actually more points she could make, more thoughts she could assert before asking that one final question. But she understands the implication in his words, to some extent, and so she's silent for a moment, breathing in a deep sigh as she hesitates over the right way to say the words. ]
Monsieur Neuvillette, what I mean to ask is—
[ But the problem is, there's no right way to say it when you're asking something so personal; for a moment, Navia flounders, her voice making small sounds with no follow-up, her hand fluttering in hesitation. Perhaps this is wrong of her to ask—
(But he saved her. He saved the Court. He would have saved them too, if he could have.)
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Date: 2024-02-07 01:05 am (UTC)U-um. Yes, I apologize, I just wanted to be sure I covered all the bases properly—
[ And truth be told, there are actually more points she could make, more thoughts she could assert before asking that one final question. But she understands the implication in his words, to some extent, and so she's silent for a moment, breathing in a deep sigh as she hesitates over the right way to say the words. ]
Monsieur Neuvillette, what I mean to ask is—
[ But the problem is, there's no right way to say it when you're asking something so personal; for a moment, Navia flounders, her voice making small sounds with no follow-up, her hand fluttering in hesitation. Perhaps this is wrong of her to ask—
(But he saved her. He saved the Court. He would have saved them too, if he could have.)
—but she has to know. ]
Are... are you the Hydro Dragon?