[He judges what sort of response is due here, and thinks of the relief he'd felt when he'd presented his lies for perusal... He seems to feel better with some push-back, kindness being inherently untrustworthy.
Very well, Gregor has no issue treating him with the easy sarcasm he does all his other extended family contemporaries.]
Really? [he says mildly, with another sip of tea.] After last night?
[He'd talked him into swearing himself. Gregor is not much interested in hard negotiating with him after that, not if he can help it.]
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Very well, Gregor has no issue treating him with the easy sarcasm he does all his other extended family contemporaries.]
Really? [he says mildly, with another sip of tea.] After last night?
[He'd talked him into swearing himself. Gregor is not much interested in hard negotiating with him after that, not if he can help it.]