[Martin sort of stares at Tibbs for a second or two, as if surprised that someone's questioning his lack of self-preservation and forethought. He's entirely ready to lie and say he's dealt first-hand with assassins before (he'd stabbed wildly with a dagger while the Hero took them out, which is close to the same thing), but the words escape him.
He keeps feeling like that here. Like he has to make up for the Hero not being here by making all of his stupid decisions in his place. Maybe it's the closest thing he's seen to what an Emperor ought to be like, that or he's doing a wonderful job of proving that he can't be trusted to look after himself these days.]
Well, perhaps, but--
[He was waiting patiently for a pause in which it would be polite to interrupt Tibbs and insist that he really should go off on his own, actually, that's kind of his thing, shouldering all the work when it's a really stupid idea to do so because he doesn't understand teamwork (not like he would phrase it like that). And yet.
He isn't aware how many people are... actually here to begin with. That might be important to learn first. There's a chance there's someone he recognizes, and if the Blades are around...]
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He keeps feeling like that here. Like he has to make up for the Hero not being here by making all of his stupid decisions in his place. Maybe it's the closest thing he's seen to what an Emperor ought to be like, that or he's doing a wonderful job of proving that he can't be trusted to look after himself these days.]
Well, perhaps, but--
[He was waiting patiently for a pause in which it would be polite to interrupt Tibbs and insist that he really should go off on his own, actually, that's kind of his thing, shouldering all the work when it's a really stupid idea to do so because he doesn't understand teamwork (not like he would phrase it like that). And yet.
He isn't aware how many people are... actually here to begin with. That might be important to learn first. There's a chance there's someone he recognizes, and if the Blades are around...]
How many others are there?