i'm asking nicely, give me what i want
The leopard purred at his praise, as if she needed any more ego stroking. She did believe it though, that the end she'd come to was the most astute. "I do take pride in being smart and sensible," she returned with a bemused glint in her honey hazel eyes.
It always seemed to come to this in conversations of responsibility. Her occupation, her trade. She wasn't discredited by her royalty, it bore many honors and responsibilities, many skills to learn. However they had prepared her for a job that was so unlike any of the common people. It was hard to find a comparison. Soldier was the closest thing she could think of, and the alibi she'd chosen to give to everyone she'd met.
There was a slight falter in her confident smirk, a moment of doubt as she tried to come up with an answer that didn't sound dumb. She flicked it away, landing on sarcasm and wordplay as a suitable advocate, "I'm that bad at swordplay, am I?" she replied with that familiar smirk.
It always seemed to come to this in conversations of responsibility. Her occupation, her trade. She wasn't discredited by her royalty, it bore many honors and responsibilities, many skills to learn. However they had prepared her for a job that was so unlike any of the common people. It was hard to find a comparison. Soldier was the closest thing she could think of, and the alibi she'd chosen to give to everyone she'd met.
There was a slight falter in her confident smirk, a moment of doubt as she tried to come up with an answer that didn't sound dumb. She flicked it away, landing on sarcasm and wordplay as a suitable advocate, "I'm that bad at swordplay, am I?" she replied with that familiar smirk.
AISHA
