[ As they pass by the man, Anahid punctuates Nikolai's given nod with a smile of her own. The gentleman's eyebrows twitch a little, but he nods back and keeps walking without pause. ]
That's very kind of you, but I think I've reached the logical conclusion of your generosity.
[ (In the distant background, Nikolai might hear, "where do you think she's taking him?" — followed by, "it wouldn't be the king's first tryst, would it? Let him get it out of his sytem before he's wed," in reply.
Anahid doesn't hear any of this; and even if she did, the non-Os Alta regional accents might make the discreetly muttered Ravkan incomprehensible to her.) ]
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That's very kind of you, but I think I've reached the logical conclusion of your generosity.
[ (In the distant background, Nikolai might hear, "where do you think she's taking him?" — followed by, "it wouldn't be the king's first tryst, would it? Let him get it out of his sytem before he's wed," in reply.
Anahid doesn't hear any of this; and even if she did, the non-Os Alta regional accents might make the discreetly muttered Ravkan incomprehensible to her.) ]