19.Feb.21, 09:07 PM
Gangleri was not at all surprised when Quilriana admitted there was more than just friendship involved with her dashing dragonrider. Still for her to bring it up and consider it at all meant she was at least considering his idea with some seriousness, so he took it as a good sign. "I imagine that the two of you are somewhat discreet. I would just have to fabricate some reason for him to lurk about the house if I'm not around, or for taking you off on adventures, but honestly that's easy enough if he's cooperative. For one, he can help give you updates on your son's wellbeing and progress, or take you to go visit him."
He imagined that R'nya would be agreeable enough to a little bit of obfuscation, given the way the man had reacted to her son's Impression and how he'd looked at her. "I don't want to get in the way of your happiness, Quil, and if your dragonrider makes you happy then I can deal with a bit of misdirection and political safeguarding. If you don't mind a few different kinds of rumors I could probably tell my father that I'm waiting to try for children again until after I'm a Master in my own right. It gives everyone a lovely distraction, and perhaps motivates him to try to maneuver things in my favor anyway to try and speed his way to grandchildren. I think he's given up on Geric for that."
And speaking of his brother, Gangleri couldn't help but chuckle at her insistence that he be allowed to stay. He held up his hands in defeat and smiled. "If you want him to stay then I won't send him off. I may just have to talk with him a little, depending on how things go. And as for disappearing people, I swear I will never disappear someone in your name. Unless it's to get someone home after a night of drinking and I'm sure they'll reappear shortly after." The drunk he'd already had an encounter with didn't count, he thought to himself. He hadn't done that in Quil's name at all. So long as he kept her name out of things he would be fine. "Do you have any other demands or sacrifices which must be made to you? I am but a simple and innocent Harper, but I will do my best to comply with your dark wishes."
He imagined that R'nya would be agreeable enough to a little bit of obfuscation, given the way the man had reacted to her son's Impression and how he'd looked at her. "I don't want to get in the way of your happiness, Quil, and if your dragonrider makes you happy then I can deal with a bit of misdirection and political safeguarding. If you don't mind a few different kinds of rumors I could probably tell my father that I'm waiting to try for children again until after I'm a Master in my own right. It gives everyone a lovely distraction, and perhaps motivates him to try to maneuver things in my favor anyway to try and speed his way to grandchildren. I think he's given up on Geric for that."
And speaking of his brother, Gangleri couldn't help but chuckle at her insistence that he be allowed to stay. He held up his hands in defeat and smiled. "If you want him to stay then I won't send him off. I may just have to talk with him a little, depending on how things go. And as for disappearing people, I swear I will never disappear someone in your name. Unless it's to get someone home after a night of drinking and I'm sure they'll reappear shortly after." The drunk he'd already had an encounter with didn't count, he thought to himself. He hadn't done that in Quil's name at all. So long as he kept her name out of things he would be fine. "Do you have any other demands or sacrifices which must be made to you? I am but a simple and innocent Harper, but I will do my best to comply with your dark wishes."