[Despite all else churning in Hubert’s inscrutable mind, that wins a low chuckle.]
Or do you simply not trust me to wield a sharp object so close to your head and neck?
[It’s a jest, of course, but his reputation for being utterly terrifying is amusing and one in which he indulges in. Helpful in his machinations at most, and at the very least, it’s intriguing to watch lesser men squirm under a sharp, critical eye.
He’s lost some of that power with those grown closer to him over the course of the war, but there’s little to be done about that. Familiarity dulls the blades of many things, and leaves open its own opportunities.]
But no, that isn’t what I was going to suggest. I think keeping your hair not only tied back, but in a braid, might be more beneficial to you in this wind. You’re not so fickle as to rebuke that much, are you?
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Or do you simply not trust me to wield a sharp object so close to your head and neck?
[It’s a jest, of course, but his reputation for being utterly terrifying is amusing and one in which he indulges in. Helpful in his machinations at most, and at the very least, it’s intriguing to watch lesser men squirm under a sharp, critical eye.
He’s lost some of that power with those grown closer to him over the course of the war, but there’s little to be done about that. Familiarity dulls the blades of many things, and leaves open its own opportunities.]
But no, that isn’t what I was going to suggest. I think keeping your hair not only tied back, but in a braid, might be more beneficial to you in this wind. You’re not so fickle as to rebuke that much, are you?