[ that's the entire point of their journey here, after all — subtlety, acquiring information without direct, assertive confrontation. all of their effort — all of their wasted time, more aptly — would mean nothing if they were to be exposed and consequently unpaid. still, rey lets go of the suggestion. "plan b" is a sufficient compromise. ]
What's Plan A, then? [ she asks, frustrated, though not with percy himself. the situation is a test to her own patience, and the wait they have been enduring for a solid hour has brought with it an understandable restlessness. and, true to her word, he hasn't gone anywhere; he's far too preoccupied singing out bawdy tavern songs to consider leaving his seat in the tavern. ] He isn't going anywhere. We'll be waiting for nothing.
[ even then, she hasn't stood and insisted they tell his wife a half-truth. rifling through his mind would be the easiest bet, but she hesitates to consider it, all the same. ]
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[ that's the entire point of their journey here, after all — subtlety, acquiring information without direct, assertive confrontation. all of their effort — all of their wasted time, more aptly — would mean nothing if they were to be exposed and consequently unpaid. still, rey lets go of the suggestion. "plan b" is a sufficient compromise. ]
What's Plan A, then? [ she asks, frustrated, though not with percy himself. the situation is a test to her own patience, and the wait they have been enduring for a solid hour has brought with it an understandable restlessness. and, true to her word, he hasn't gone anywhere; he's far too preoccupied singing out bawdy tavern songs to consider leaving his seat in the tavern. ] He isn't going anywhere. We'll be waiting for nothing.
[ even then, she hasn't stood and insisted they tell his wife a half-truth. rifling through his mind would be the easiest bet, but she hesitates to consider it, all the same. ]