Novelty lacks experience - unless you think in this case there's reason to think she knows or is willing to do anything to please. I should think the appeal of training her to your tastes might be outweighed by the tedium of doing so. But it's useless to tell you not to have your fun, so enjoy it.
Yes, she made it sound like she was there, when Our Lord received that message from Lucius' kidnappers. (Was she? It might be useful to confirm that.) She feigned concern that they would only offer to give him up if he had already cooperated with them, which of course is quite impossible to conceive, let alone credit. I said as much, that Lucius has always been one of Our Lord's most capable servants, as anyone could tell from the way things have been declining since he was sent to await Our Lord's pleasure. One need only look at a Prophet or listen to the wireless to realise how cannily Lucius kept the line between public affairs and private ones well-drawn.
She asked whether I was suggesting that Our Lord had miscalculated by sending Lucius to Azkaban in the first place. Well, you can imagine the trap I thought she was laying for me, so I said, Our Lord could do as He thought necessary, but that I had fervently hoped Lucius' past service spoke for itself, and that to keep His secrets secret, He would do better to move heaven and earth to restore Lucius to his rightful place at Our Lord's side.
Something about her manner seemed - I don't know, a little off, after that, as if she were hoping I would reassure her that Lucius would die before he would tell that nest of traitors anything remotely useful. Honestly, as I said, it's utterly unthinkable he would do anything else. As much as I detest thinking of them torturing him or mistreating him for information, I know he can withstand anything they might dole out.
But it was more than just worry for the Protectorate. It was as if she worried Lucius might know something to threaten her position, specifically. Which he may but I can't see how it would matter to the traitors in the slightest. I can't put my finger on why she seemed so anxious, though.
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Date: 2015-01-20 04:31 am (UTC)Novelty lacks experience - unless you think in this case there's reason to think she knows or is willing to do anything to please. I should think the appeal of training her to your tastes might be outweighed by the tedium of doing so. But it's useless to tell you not to have your fun, so enjoy it.
Yes, she made it sound like she was there, when Our Lord received that message from Lucius' kidnappers. (Was she? It might be useful to confirm that.) She feigned concern that they would only offer to give him up if he had already cooperated with them, which of course is quite impossible to conceive, let alone credit. I said as much, that Lucius has always been one of Our Lord's most capable servants, as anyone could tell from the way things have been declining since he was sent to await Our Lord's pleasure. One need only look at a Prophet or listen to the wireless to realise how cannily Lucius kept the line between public affairs and private ones well-drawn.
She asked whether I was suggesting that Our Lord had miscalculated by sending Lucius to Azkaban in the first place. Well, you can imagine the trap I thought she was laying for me, so I said, Our Lord could do as He thought necessary, but that I had fervently hoped Lucius' past service spoke for itself, and that to keep His secrets secret, He would do better to move heaven and earth to restore Lucius to his rightful place at Our Lord's side.
Something about her manner seemed - I don't know, a little off, after that, as if she were hoping I would reassure her that Lucius would die before he would tell that nest of traitors anything remotely useful. Honestly, as I said, it's utterly unthinkable he would do anything else. As much as I detest thinking of them torturing him or mistreating him for information, I know he can withstand anything they might dole out.
But it was more than just worry for the Protectorate. It was as if she worried Lucius might know something to threaten her position, specifically. Which he may but I can't see how it would matter to the traitors in the slightest. I can't put my finger on why she seemed so anxious, though.