[Anders casts a thankful look Alistair's way. Alistair's onto something there. Eating and avoiding catastrophe sounds like a nice way to live.
Inwardly, he shares the same stance as Robyn--better to leave worrying about the future of their respective Thedases to the seers who make their money off of predicting happy marriages and poor harvests--but all the same, she looks like she's just as troubled by the doom-saying as he is. Her gentle dismissal comes as a bit of a relief as it means they can put the future to bed, though it leaves him feeling more cold and downhearted than before the meeting had begun.]
Is that it, then? And right when I was getting ready to share a juicy secret.
[Too bad, his apologetic tone says. He sweeps them with a glance, gauging if they share a similar opinion over what he says next.]
I, for one, think we ought to stay focused on the present calamity. It looks like we're going to have our hands full getting out of this mess we're in right now. Just my two coppers.
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Inwardly, he shares the same stance as Robyn--better to leave worrying about the future of their respective Thedases to the seers who make their money off of predicting happy marriages and poor harvests--but all the same, she looks like she's just as troubled by the doom-saying as he is. Her gentle dismissal comes as a bit of a relief as it means they can put the future to bed, though it leaves him feeling more cold and downhearted than before the meeting had begun.]
Is that it, then? And right when I was getting ready to share a juicy secret.
[Too bad, his apologetic tone says. He sweeps them with a glance, gauging if they share a similar opinion over what he says next.]
I, for one, think we ought to stay focused on the present calamity. It looks like we're going to have our hands full getting out of this mess we're in right now. Just my two coppers.