[ unhelpful, as always. kaveh shouldn't have expected anything else.
the servant, that is only in the room for a brief moment, still gives kaveh pause — his chewing, his breathing, his body altogether —, and he catches himself once he leaves. trauma response, sheer fear. he hasn't realized it quite yet.
he starts, then, with slaves, and every word that follows is processed ten times over in his mind. he recalls, too, a former assessment — if too much is leftover, it will fall on the slaves, some possibly lokapalans. they do not have to have blood of his blood for kaveh to worry. thirty minutes is more than enough for him to stuff his face; for them, yes, but for himself as well. there's no telling when would be the next time he would eat. he doesn't give alhaitham the opportunity, here.
between mouthfuls, then: ] If I keep asking why you're doing any of this, will you answer, or is this your way of teaching me not to question you at all?
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the servant, that is only in the room for a brief moment, still gives kaveh pause — his chewing, his breathing, his body altogether —, and he catches himself once he leaves. trauma response, sheer fear. he hasn't realized it quite yet.
he starts, then, with slaves, and every word that follows is processed ten times over in his mind. he recalls, too, a former assessment — if too much is leftover, it will fall on the slaves, some possibly lokapalans. they do not have to have blood of his blood for kaveh to worry. thirty minutes is more than enough for him to stuff his face; for them, yes, but for himself as well. there's no telling when would be the next time he would eat. he doesn't give alhaitham the opportunity, here.
between mouthfuls, then: ] If I keep asking why you're doing any of this, will you answer, or is this your way of teaching me not to question you at all?