Which isn't technically incorrect. No, not the part about power. That's so wildly off base that it might even be a little funny if it wasn't so dreadfully misinformed. But the rest of it - the part about the shape of the guise and the the particulars for why he'd chosen it - aren't wrong. It's the sort of perceptive thinking he should by all rights give her at least a little credit for. It's hard work being perceptive through the haze of anger and hurt and the chilling threat of a big cat shedding on your sheets.
But really. Better to just change tacks and be done with it.
The lioness does not lunge for her extended arm. There's not even a nibbling of fingertips which some might consider a rather serious display of restraint.
"Is this how you treat everyone who asks for your help, or should I consider myself lucky?"
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Date: 2019-08-17 05:48 pm (UTC)But really. Better to just change tacks and be done with it.
The lioness does not lunge for her extended arm. There's not even a nibbling of fingertips which some might consider a rather serious display of restraint.
"Is this how you treat everyone who asks for your help, or should I consider myself lucky?"