[The idea that she might be confused, might not understand why he isn't asking her for all the details, doesn't even occur to him. It doesn't occur to him to ask. Something changed along the way, not because of the other Ryslig but what happened after it. Riley learned what Haruno was, and she didn't question him. Why he did what he did. She didn't condemn him or look at him differently. She understood.]
[When she's ready, he'll listen. Until then, he'll help in other ways. He doesn't mind waiting.]
[The question makes him laugh, a quiet sound as he glances down at Maple again, giving him a scratch behind the ears.] No, he isn't here. He's from home. If he was here, he would be one of those dangerous things you'd need to know about. But he's from home, and he's dead, and in all likelihood . . .
[He'd avoid Giorno like the plague, frankly. He doesn't say it, just shrugs, as if that says it all.]
Like I said, I don't know much about Aunamee. I know his reputation, which allows me to see his behavior in a certain way, although there's a lot about him hidden under the surface, I imagine. The one thing I know for sure is that when he talks to people, he does it for one purpose, which is to find out their weak points and exploit them. Or maybe exploit isn't the right word. To play with them. He seems to have a lot of fun playing with people.
The man I'm talking about also liked to play with people. Not just emotionally, but he did seem to like finding weak points, metaphorically or literally. [A faintly sardonic smile.] Has Aunamee ever spoken to you about how the shape the Fog God gives us is meaningful in some way? That it speaks to the nature of our selves?
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[When she's ready, he'll listen. Until then, he'll help in other ways. He doesn't mind waiting.]
[The question makes him laugh, a quiet sound as he glances down at Maple again, giving him a scratch behind the ears.] No, he isn't here. He's from home. If he was here, he would be one of those dangerous things you'd need to know about. But he's from home, and he's dead, and in all likelihood . . .
[He'd avoid Giorno like the plague, frankly. He doesn't say it, just shrugs, as if that says it all.]
Like I said, I don't know much about Aunamee. I know his reputation, which allows me to see his behavior in a certain way, although there's a lot about him hidden under the surface, I imagine. The one thing I know for sure is that when he talks to people, he does it for one purpose, which is to find out their weak points and exploit them. Or maybe exploit isn't the right word. To play with them. He seems to have a lot of fun playing with people.
The man I'm talking about also liked to play with people. Not just emotionally, but he did seem to like finding weak points, metaphorically or literally. [A faintly sardonic smile.] Has Aunamee ever spoken to you about how the shape the Fog God gives us is meaningful in some way? That it speaks to the nature of our selves?