⟪ talk of a heart as a trainable, even necessary thing reminds her strongly of her uncle – perhaps that is why she is so rankled by it. with minds, she could at least agree: a good strategy can turn brute strength into a keenly-honed force without competition.
either way, it's that mounting frustration that trips her when he veers towards such crassness. she has travelled with soldiers who had occasionally deemed her out of hearing range, so this isn't entirely new. but it is not the sort of language someone would use to her face.
at any rate, it throws her for a loop, having just read him as someone of iroh's temperament a moment ago. ⟫
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either way, it's that mounting frustration that trips her when he veers towards such crassness. she has travelled with soldiers who had occasionally deemed her out of hearing range, so this isn't entirely new. but it is not the sort of language someone would use to her face.
at any rate, it throws her for a loop, having just read him as someone of iroh's temperament a moment ago. ⟫
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