HOTARU
Positively delighted by this coy little nugget of information, Ru ignores all protestations in favor of coquettish pride. "You are certainly my daughter." Oh if Flora only knew the women Hotaru had once wrapped around her fingers; even the once-Queen of Torchline. Maybe she would know these things if she came to visit more.
"Even over George? Your own guild member? Where is the loyalty?" Dramatics are easier than grappling with how she feels about that particular vote of confidence. She must remind herself that Flora was not privy to the details of her once-relationship with the Flood, and cannot truly understand the implications of any proposed renewal.
Four seems like quite a lot in comparison to Flora's two, and Hotaru decidedly preens shamelessly about it. Well realistically it's three because Tal is certainly not on the list, but Ru can tell a lost fight when she sees one. Though she could easily comment on Jack - "Paige? Maeve's niece? Joining the Quinn family even after all your protestations, hm?" Paige being the cousin to Harper's child is barely a connection at all, but if Ru can use it as ammunition to incense her daughter it's a thread worth pulling.
"Even over George? Your own guild member? Where is the loyalty?" Dramatics are easier than grappling with how she feels about that particular vote of confidence. She must remind herself that Flora was not privy to the details of her once-relationship with the Flood, and cannot truly understand the implications of any proposed renewal.
Four seems like quite a lot in comparison to Flora's two, and Hotaru decidedly preens shamelessly about it. Well realistically it's three because Tal is certainly not on the list, but Ru can tell a lost fight when she sees one. Though she could easily comment on Jack - "Paige? Maeve's niece? Joining the Quinn family even after all your protestations, hm?" Paige being the cousin to Harper's child is barely a connection at all, but if Ru can use it as ammunition to incense her daughter it's a thread worth pulling.
Oh, drunken gods of slaughter
You know I've always been your favorite daughter
You know I've always been your favorite daughter
