A skeleton would be less cryptic, Pierce Strickland.
( bone-dry sarcasm, rather than any actual chiding, for a man she assumes to mind his own neck enough not to interfere in alina's affairs. his business is her own, much as alina's is her own. )
I've made my choice on who to return. I've suggestions on who you might consider, yourself, if you would do me the respect of hearing them.
Baela has a role that might aid us in finding the other wolves. Though her father is eager to get himself killed, from what I hear. I'm not sure you want to get yourself entangled in that mess, as just as Baela's character has proven to be.
( rest in peace, daemon. she couldn't tell you from pierce if she tried. )
If not her, Erik Lehnsherr is the strongest of the dead. He's openly powerful, and I know firsthand he protects his own. Gifted people, like you. Like me. I trust him. He's someone you would want on your side, as an ally.
There's also the matter of his killer. Any information he has could prove helpful to finding another of the wolves.
From what I can tell, no one has come close to any clues of who might've done this to him, other than the obvious. Too weak to have taken him out personally, I'd wager. It was clever, and cowardly, to use poison.
( he already resurrected a targaryen and all he got for it was this t-shirt, so even if baela was a viable choice, he wouldn't pick her. he only aims to revive those from the green team now, which leaves erik lehnsherr, grace le domas and parisa kamali as his only options.
so, he isn't opposed to bringing lehnsherr back. out of the three, his death remains the one with the most holes to fill. it's a strategic choice. even if starkov hadn't suggested him, pierce most likely would have chosen him over the other two. )
i'll bring back lehnsherr ( it has been decided. )
( a breath loosens, rattling in her lungs. not quite relief, constricted as her chest is with guilt — for ignoring the selfish desire to return parisa, the compassionate mercy to heal grace's brutalized body — but a distant cousin. )
I never thought I would have to thank someone for having sense. But thank you. I'll remember it.
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i didn't forget him
he's just no longer part of the equation
( atreides' death has made him obsolete this round. )
their lives are at risk, no matter what they do now
if i were you, i would aim for bella
sweet girl
easy to manipulate
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For now.
( as though there were any doubt of alina's choice, which only leaves the question of pierce's own. but for the moment: )
You don't want to have her protection for yourself?
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( bone-dry sarcasm, rather than any actual chiding, for a man she assumes to mind his own neck enough not to interfere in alina's affairs. his business is her own, much as alina's is her own. )
I've made my choice on who to return.
I've suggestions on who you might consider, yourself, if you would do me the respect of hearing them.
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Though her father is eager to get himself killed, from what I hear.
I'm not sure you want to get yourself entangled in that mess, as just as Baela's character has proven to be.
( rest in peace, daemon. she couldn't tell you from pierce if she tried. )
If not her, Erik Lehnsherr is the strongest of the dead.
He's openly powerful, and I know firsthand he protects his own. Gifted people, like you. Like me.
I trust him. He's someone you would want on your side, as an ally.
There's also the matter of his killer. Any information he has could prove helpful to finding another of the wolves.
From what I can tell, no one has come close to any clues of who might've done this to him, other than the obvious. Too weak to have taken him out personally, I'd wager. It was clever, and cowardly, to use poison.
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so, he isn't opposed to bringing lehnsherr back. out of the three, his death remains the one with the most holes to fill. it's a strategic choice. even if starkov hadn't suggested him, pierce most likely would have chosen him over the other two. )
i'll bring back lehnsherr ( it has been decided. )
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I never thought I would have to thank someone for having sense.
But thank you. I'll remember it.
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but i'll accept it