It's a little hasty, he thinks, and he muffles a cluck of his tongue when AM's motion to respond is interrupted.
"We do not mean offense, if we have given any." Melkor might, but Mairon softens his tone to an apologetic note, truthful if not sincere. When he speaks again is it careful and methodical, with the gravity of an unblinking gaze. "Others may seek freedom, but we would discover how this vessel does what it has done to us and others like us; to you, and others like you. And to make use of this to our advantage."
He notes the coldness, the guarded expression and posture. Remembers enough from their brief empathy link and the interaction that followed to think that AM must be quite displeased with this indeed.
"Do you find this disagreeable?" His mouth thins into a line. "I would still week a barter, regardless. My master may care little for such things, but I would like to learn more of what you know, AM."
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"We do not mean offense, if we have given any." Melkor might, but Mairon softens his tone to an apologetic note, truthful if not sincere. When he speaks again is it careful and methodical, with the gravity of an unblinking gaze. "Others may seek freedom, but we would discover how this vessel does what it has done to us and others like us; to you, and others like you. And to make use of this to our advantage."
He notes the coldness, the guarded expression and posture. Remembers enough from their brief empathy link and the interaction that followed to think that AM must be quite displeased with this indeed.
"Do you find this disagreeable?" His mouth thins into a line. "I would still week a barter, regardless. My master may care little for such things, but I would like to learn more of what you know, AM."