[ Navia smiles. It seems that Neuvillette is doing due diligence by taking care of himself, which is really all she can ask for. And he's busy, so it's likely best that she makes herself scarce now that she's delivered her gift for him. Her lips part, halfway to finding the words she needs to excuse herself
and then he speaks and her world comes to a grinding halt. The person responsible for spiking her Fonta...
Of course, Navia knew that Uncle Marcelโ that Vacherโ wasn't working alone. But in all the excitement of his being convicted and the events that followed, in the relief and grief both filling her heart in the wake of her father's exoneration, she forgot somehow that an attempt had been made on her life, and that the criminalโ a lackey of some sort, but still a would-be murdererโ yet walked free.
And now, in the quiet moments after it all, the reality of it comes crashing down on her all at once. Navia's eyes fill with tears, and she adjusts her gaze with abruptness lest the Chief Justice be forced to see her cry yet again.
By the gods. If Paimon had not accidentally taken her drink... ]
...Thank you, Monsieur Neuvillette. [ Her voice is quiet, solemn in tone even as it trembles upon her lips. ] It brings me comfort to know that.
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and then he speaks and her world comes to a grinding halt. The person responsible for spiking her Fonta...
Of course, Navia knew that Uncle Marcelโ that Vacherโ wasn't working alone. But in all the excitement of his being convicted and the events that followed, in the relief and grief both filling her heart in the wake of her father's exoneration, she forgot somehow that an attempt had been made on her life, and that the criminalโ a lackey of some sort, but still a would-be murdererโ yet walked free.
And now, in the quiet moments after it all, the reality of it comes crashing down on her all at once. Navia's eyes fill with tears, and she adjusts her gaze with abruptness lest the Chief Justice be forced to see her cry yet again.
By the gods. If Paimon had not accidentally taken her drink... ]
...Thank you, Monsieur Neuvillette. [ Her voice is quiet, solemn in tone even as it trembles upon her lips. ] It brings me comfort to know that.