01.Jan.15, 06:59 AM
It was obvious what J’ver was here for but it was good to hear it from the man without much prompting or meaningless roundabout small talk. Gabrin hated that on the best of days – unless he was stringing someone along for a game he was playing, of course – but when it was clear there was a point and one he might be interested in, then there just wasn’t a need to waste time.
“What my opinion is? Well, whatever the Lord Telgar believes, of course.” It was the politically correct answer more than it was an honest one. The pompous man ruled the area and could do anything he liked on a whim, especially to a son-in-law. Of course that really didn’t mean anything to Gabrin who still slept with the staff for fun and flirted with the wives of distinguished guests under the man’s own roof. He also did a lot of his own secret meetings behind closed doors, including buddying up to the Weyrsecond.
Gabrin liked winning and he was making sure he’d be aligned with the top side.
So far, it seemed like the dragonriders were making a comeback and winning over the people, if not the Halls. After all, they did kidnap a lot of promising pupils from all of the Halls for their continued Southern survival.
“But if I were to think more like my father and brothers, tell me… how will that benefit me?”
“What my opinion is? Well, whatever the Lord Telgar believes, of course.” It was the politically correct answer more than it was an honest one. The pompous man ruled the area and could do anything he liked on a whim, especially to a son-in-law. Of course that really didn’t mean anything to Gabrin who still slept with the staff for fun and flirted with the wives of distinguished guests under the man’s own roof. He also did a lot of his own secret meetings behind closed doors, including buddying up to the Weyrsecond.
Gabrin liked winning and he was making sure he’d be aligned with the top side.
So far, it seemed like the dragonriders were making a comeback and winning over the people, if not the Halls. After all, they did kidnap a lot of promising pupils from all of the Halls for their continued Southern survival.
“But if I were to think more like my father and brothers, tell me… how will that benefit me?”