She could not make much of his expression one way or another – and although Porphyria was rather spoiling for a fight this morning, she would have been just as pleased for an ally. A male ally in this endeavour would have been a particular treat, merely because it would have surprised her.
Ah, and there it was. His answer had started off well enough – Porphyria had briefly had an inkling of hope for his own mental faculties and sense of moral right – but her face hardened at his final remark. He couldn’t see why anyone was offended?
“Really?” Phyri said coolly, pausing in her task to advance a step towards him instead, to grapple with his stupidity directly. Merlin, she knew most men had it easy enough in life – the current of life carried them along reasonably well without requiring any special drive or skill of their own to propel them – but that this man could not see beyond his own nose was still something. “You cannot imagine taking any offence, were a stranger to begin making generalised judgements about you, and suppressing the truth from your delicate eyes?”
Ah, and there it was. His answer had started off well enough – Porphyria had briefly had an inkling of hope for his own mental faculties and sense of moral right – but her face hardened at his final remark. He couldn’t see why anyone was offended?
“Really?” Phyri said coolly, pausing in her task to advance a step towards him instead, to grapple with his stupidity directly. Merlin, she knew most men had it easy enough in life – the current of life carried them along reasonably well without requiring any special drive or skill of their own to propel them – but that this man could not see beyond his own nose was still something. “You cannot imagine taking any offence, were a stranger to begin making generalised judgements about you, and suppressing the truth from your delicate eyes?”
a sublime set by Lady! <3