[Zelgadis' shoulders relax. not a circus. he's even more relieved to hear Emery jump in to press on with the chatter, but his reprieve is painfully brief. despite expecting Emery to jump in there and roll with the momentum, the silence grows a bit awkward in its length, jabbing at him.
Damn you, Emery.
Zel works his jaw a bit while his mind races. he didn't exactly plot out a whole, detailed backstory for this quest - honestly, maybe he was being lazy, relying on Emery being familiar with the land to take the lead. but if he's going to be like THIS...!]
It's his decision. [Zel tilts his head in Emery's direction.] I'm just the hired help.
[why yes of course he's going to lean on old tropes. it's easy to lie when he has a lot of truth to work with from the past.]
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Damn you, Emery.
Zel works his jaw a bit while his mind races. he didn't exactly plot out a whole, detailed backstory for this quest - honestly, maybe he was being lazy, relying on Emery being familiar with the land to take the lead. but if he's going to be like THIS...!]
It's his decision. [Zel tilts his head in Emery's direction.] I'm just the hired help.
[why yes of course he's going to lean on old tropes. it's easy to lie when he has a lot of truth to work with from the past.]