"Do you wish to know the whole of the truth?" he snaps back, almost unconsciously drawing himself up to his full height as his voice drops lower in anger and frustration. "I would spare you what I have seen."
There is, admittedly, a part of him that doesn't blame her for her own frustration, all but buried though it is under the force of his own emotions. And perhaps she is right to claim that it would have never have been enough for either of them. But that makes it no easier to hear, especially when he can absolutely read the fury lurking in her.
He doesn't immediate recognize the name she offers as Elidibus' either, given that it's been so long since he'd last had call to think of it - much less possibly use it himself. But he knows that there's only one person that would prompt such potential anger from her, aside from Hythlodaeus and he never had another title to use.
His words are still clipped and almost-terse when he speaks again, but he's pulled back a little from the anger that had colored his voice earlier. Enough that it's closer to his usual voice, at least.
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There is, admittedly, a part of him that doesn't blame her for her own frustration, all but buried though it is under the force of his own emotions. And perhaps she is right to claim that it would have never have been enough for either of them. But that makes it no easier to hear, especially when he can absolutely read the fury lurking in her.
He doesn't immediate recognize the name she offers as Elidibus' either, given that it's been so long since he'd last had call to think of it - much less possibly use it himself. But he knows that there's only one person that would prompt such potential anger from her, aside from Hythlodaeus and he never had another title to use.
His words are still clipped and almost-terse when he speaks again, but he's pulled back a little from the anger that had colored his voice earlier. Enough that it's closer to his usual voice, at least.
"But yes. He was among those who survived."