...It's not like I have a career or reputation to protect here, Alhaitham? Nor am I in any debt or could Lord Sangemah Bay retaliate if the rumors turned out not in her favor.
[He doesn't really understand this line of questioning. To him, it's always been perfectly obvious why his situation needs to be hidden. His clashes with Alhaitham were the only thing people seemed to know about the man for the longest time--if they were found to be living together, people would start looking into why.
The only outcomes he could forsee from the discovery of the Light of Kshahrewar's debt would either be his reputation to come apart at the seems...or for the tide of public opinion to turn on Dori. She doesn't deserve that, but also, he's not enough of a fool to think there'd be no consequences.
None of that is true here. While he misses his job and his work, in this place he is truly free of the weight of his reputation.]
Did you--think there was some reason other than that?
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[He doesn't really understand this line of questioning. To him, it's always been perfectly obvious why his situation needs to be hidden. His clashes with Alhaitham were the only thing people seemed to know about the man for the longest time--if they were found to be living together, people would start looking into why.
The only outcomes he could forsee from the discovery of the Light of Kshahrewar's debt would either be his reputation to come apart at the seems...or for the tide of public opinion to turn on Dori. She doesn't deserve that, but also, he's not enough of a fool to think there'd be no consequences.
None of that is true here. While he misses his job and his work, in this place he is truly free of the weight of his reputation.]
Did you--think there was some reason other than that?