It wasn't the answer he expected, his surprise marked only by a slight raising of the eyebrows. There were plenty of wardens aboard the Barge who felt they were qualified for their positions, despite the fact that they weren't. Some of them didn't even pretend to give a shit, seeking only the reward the Admiral was offering. It was because of those people, among other reasons, that Slade had little, if no trust in the Admiral's judgment, so the last part of Bourne's answer didn't mean that much to him. No; what he found interesting here was how his warden judged himself.
He didn't answer at first, still closed off but...considering. More thoughtful than calculating. Finally, he asked the question he'd been thinking of ever since the pairings first went up:]
How much have you read?
[It wasn't an invitation to discuss the content. It was too soon, too raw, and too damned uncomfortable to think that every dirty little secret he had was present and accounted for in a single document. He wanted to know where they stood; that was all.]
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Date: 2010-08-06 04:04 am (UTC)It wasn't the answer he expected, his surprise marked only by a slight raising of the eyebrows. There were plenty of wardens aboard the Barge who felt they were qualified for their positions, despite the fact that they weren't. Some of them didn't even pretend to give a shit, seeking only the reward the Admiral was offering. It was because of those people, among other reasons, that Slade had little, if no trust in the Admiral's judgment, so the last part of Bourne's answer didn't mean that much to him. No; what he found interesting here was how his warden judged himself.
He didn't answer at first, still closed off but...considering. More thoughtful than calculating. Finally, he asked the question he'd been thinking of ever since the pairings first went up:]
How much have you read?
[It wasn't an invitation to discuss the content. It was too soon, too raw, and too damned uncomfortable to think that every dirty little secret he had was present and accounted for in a single document. He wanted to know where they stood; that was all.]