[ Ah, of course. She had been limiting her curiosities to an either or scenario, but Vanessa should know better than to only see absolutes. She has always lived in-between worlds, never quite belonging in either. Though hers are the ephemeral, and his...well...
Anyone with a brain would take a moment to consider. Vanessa hasn't a clue what awaits her when she reaches Serthica proper, and to promise her services as a spy is certainly a tightrope walk that she hadn't expected. She's surprised; she shouldn't be. Danger, girl. Nobody would make such a suggestion without planning trouble. ]
...Well. I did wish for adventure, and here you are offering it. No doubt, I'll be more encouraged to have a keener eye when I return. In the company of old friends, of course. [ Slowly, she'll smile again, but not too much. He is the one making the offer, and she is the one to be guided by it. Ever respectable. ] And perhaps, a new friend to share a correspondence.
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Anyone with a brain would take a moment to consider. Vanessa hasn't a clue what awaits her when she reaches Serthica proper, and to promise her services as a spy is certainly a tightrope walk that she hadn't expected. She's surprised; she shouldn't be. Danger, girl. Nobody would make such a suggestion without planning trouble. ]
...Well. I did wish for adventure, and here you are offering it. No doubt, I'll be more encouraged to have a keener eye when I return. In the company of old friends, of course. [ Slowly, she'll smile again, but not too much. He is the one making the offer, and she is the one to be guided by it. Ever respectable. ] And perhaps, a new friend to share a correspondence.