[ A moment's irritation transforms slowly into a ghosting smirk. All right, Corvo. All right.
It isn't the worst thing in the world to hear. ]
Huh.
You do as you see fit.
[ Inside, he's still half-coiled, waiting for Corvo to protest against his mission, waiting for some argument or some scheme to keep Daud marooned inside the tower. Only it's beginning to look as if - is it possible? - that won't happen. As if Daud really will be free to go (and return?) as he pleases.
Maybe Corvo realizes there's no stopping what's coming. Maybe he knows it needs to be done.
Or maybe this is all a fever dream, and Daud's still sunk within delirium. ]
If you don't intend to stop me, I'll offer no further complaints.
[ Okay so that might be unlikely. But, uh. It's a nice thought? ]
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It isn't the worst thing in the world to hear. ]
Huh.
You do as you see fit.
[ Inside, he's still half-coiled, waiting for Corvo to protest against his mission, waiting for some argument or some scheme to keep Daud marooned inside the tower. Only it's beginning to look as if - is it possible? - that won't happen. As if Daud really will be free to go (and return?) as he pleases.
Maybe Corvo realizes there's no stopping what's coming. Maybe he knows it needs to be done.
Or maybe this is all a fever dream, and Daud's still sunk within delirium. ]
If you don't intend to stop me, I'll offer no further complaints.
[ Okay so that might be unlikely. But, uh. It's a nice thought? ]