[Lance stares evenly back, but he's mentally trying to decide if it's worth the risk to continue. He feels this is important, but at the same time he's only willing to take so much of a chance in dealing with her especially after last time.
But he's well out of arm's reach at the moment, at least, so he decides to try at least a little, carefully choosing his words as he does so.]
I'm not saying you do, but I don't think you're really as interested in retaining this Empire ideology as you're suddenly claiming. Especially not when what we're usually arguing about is where the line of what's acceptable for the greater good lies.
[And, although he doesn't say it directly, not when she'd been so clear during their first and only real counseling session that she didn't want to be an Imperial. But her sudden change in wording in regards to herself--corrupting the guard, being the one to go too far--is showing a completely different view of herself, and he thinks there's probably something in specific going on that's caused it.]
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Date: 2017-09-07 01:34 am (UTC)But he's well out of arm's reach at the moment, at least, so he decides to try at least a little, carefully choosing his words as he does so.]
I'm not saying you do, but I don't think you're really as interested in retaining this Empire ideology as you're suddenly claiming. Especially not when what we're usually arguing about is where the line of what's acceptable for the greater good lies.
[And, although he doesn't say it directly, not when she'd been so clear during their first and only real counseling session that she didn't want to be an Imperial. But her sudden change in wording in regards to herself--corrupting the guard, being the one to go too far--is showing a completely different view of herself, and he thinks there's probably something in specific going on that's caused it.]