( Gifts of good faith, presented under the omens of Samuel Vane. He thinks — shows, mouth souring — that perhaps there's an element of contradiction here, and this young man remains ignorant of the company he keeps.
Thinks, too, that no good will come of Lattimore's own open disapproval, and that the Captain Hawk would prefer him strategically circumspect and mindful of his tongue. He guards it, nodding along with the man's courtesies, neither dismissive nor invigorated. )
I can assure you Captain Hawk is a sensible man, possessed of every faculty. We have been, as you are... aware, pushed to pursue. And we will give you chase until the ends of the good earth, if we are required.
( A delicate smile, breaking. ) At least, that is the provision of our mandate. In truth, I don't expect we will mutually inconvenience each other more than a handful of days, if we simply go back to respecting the old arrangements. I was there, when Captain Vane first brokered it. I understand he's been... less civil since?
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Thinks, too, that no good will come of Lattimore's own open disapproval, and that the Captain Hawk would prefer him strategically circumspect and mindful of his tongue. He guards it, nodding along with the man's courtesies, neither dismissive nor invigorated. )
I can assure you Captain Hawk is a sensible man, possessed of every faculty. We have been, as you are... aware, pushed to pursue. And we will give you chase until the ends of the good earth, if we are required.
( A delicate smile, breaking. ) At least, that is the provision of our mandate. In truth, I don't expect we will mutually inconvenience each other more than a handful of days, if we simply go back to respecting the old arrangements. I was there, when Captain Vane first brokered it. I understand he's been... less civil since?