... He must have been able to leave the room. The galley was restricted. Earlier in the night he had mentioned he wanted to bake goods for people on Friday morning, so he must have... he must have left, thinking nothing was wrong.
[she's been trying to make sense of it.] I spoke with Metis. They said Dahut did not die of natural causes.
Would he? [Look, she knew Scien had some strange things going on in his head, and they were two of a kind, but Dahut was very keyed in emotionally.] He watched Luke die too. Would he really have gone to make pastries instead of trying to wake someone else up?
[This other bit, though. Actual acknowledgement of the atrocity by the great lords above? Who could have thought.]
Okay. Then, they're not denying it. They've done something to him.
Maybe he went to look for help. [she acquiesces, because she agrees, dahut was very emotionally perceptive.]
... I don't see what advantage they'd get by killing him. But then again, I don't see what anybody would get out of killing him. It's a small space that we're confined to. There are only so many of us. He was well liked, and I would not put revenge past any of the people here. It'd be a stupid move.
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Don't be. [there wasn't anything they could've done.] ... Have you found anything?
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[Her gaze turns to the floor. She crosses her ankles, mouth twisting as she bites back the bitter pill.]
I can't understand. Were they related somehow? Did Dahut have the same fit as Luke after we passed out?
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... He must have been able to leave the room. The galley was restricted. Earlier in the night he had mentioned he wanted to bake goods for people on Friday morning, so he must have... he must have left, thinking nothing was wrong.
[she's been trying to make sense of it.] I spoke with Metis. They said Dahut did not die of natural causes.
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[This other bit, though. Actual acknowledgement of the atrocity by the great lords above? Who could have thought.]
Okay. Then, they're not denying it. They've done something to him.
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... I don't see what advantage they'd get by killing him. But then again, I don't see what anybody would get out of killing him. It's a small space that we're confined to. There are only so many of us. He was well liked, and I would not put revenge past any of the people here. It'd be a stupid move.