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There was nothing to do other than to wait, after handing over the letter. The expected degrading of Tama's mood ensued, but not to an alarming degree. The fact she got Tama to read it was already a big win, which was was pretty relieved by. Euthalia never before realised how awkward it could be to just stand and stare at someone reading. This made her experience the full extend of it. Especially as she was eager to learn the answer, to see if their efforts would pay off in any way shape or form.
A bit of laughter. That was a good sign? It wasn't like she was taking this as an outright joke, right? Euthalia could give a sigh of relief when it turned out she took this letter pretty well. “His sincerity alone was enough for him to reconsider it.” She wasn't going to hide the fact they'd told him to change it, not when Tama saw through it instantly. Instead, she figured it could only work in Shaamil's favour. “That's how important it was to him to be able to reach you with this letter.”
As expected, the thing she'd pried out of Shaamil was brought up. His usage of mercenaries. She decided not to instantly address it. Instead, letting Tama finish her line of thought. When Tama asked why she should go on a date with him, Euthalia figured that 'because I'll take you on one otherwise' wasn't going to be the response to give here. Instead, she opted for a more tactical approach. One that might appeal to Tama in a way that wouldn't later come back to bite Shaamil. “I've been able to conclude that his feelings are sincere, but his ability to express them is given shape through his merchant instincts, rather than naturally. I believe giving him a date might allow you to pierce through that and to see more of whom he is outside of business. I'll let you in on a secret, namely that he already admitted to us that his business practices, such as sending out his mercenaries, are less important to him than his desire to get to know you better. If even something as simple as his abstaining from using his usual signature speaks to you, then I can assure you that talking with him in person is going to be a worthy endeavour, as it would allow you to see more of such changes and different sides of him, even though it might be a gradual endeavour.”
Hopefully that worked in getting her more interest in dating Shaamil, whilst also allowing him a bit more leeway in 'failing' to be better at first by warming her up to being patient with him. She hoped she wasn't overreaching with both those goals, but her calling him 'cute' was a good sign. Good enough for her to want to root for this to be a success now.
There was nothing to do other than to wait, after handing over the letter. The expected degrading of Tama's mood ensued, but not to an alarming degree. The fact she got Tama to read it was already a big win, which was was pretty relieved by. Euthalia never before realised how awkward it could be to just stand and stare at someone reading. This made her experience the full extend of it. Especially as she was eager to learn the answer, to see if their efforts would pay off in any way shape or form.
A bit of laughter. That was a good sign? It wasn't like she was taking this as an outright joke, right? Euthalia could give a sigh of relief when it turned out she took this letter pretty well. “His sincerity alone was enough for him to reconsider it.” She wasn't going to hide the fact they'd told him to change it, not when Tama saw through it instantly. Instead, she figured it could only work in Shaamil's favour. “That's how important it was to him to be able to reach you with this letter.”
As expected, the thing she'd pried out of Shaamil was brought up. His usage of mercenaries. She decided not to instantly address it. Instead, letting Tama finish her line of thought. When Tama asked why she should go on a date with him, Euthalia figured that 'because I'll take you on one otherwise' wasn't going to be the response to give here. Instead, she opted for a more tactical approach. One that might appeal to Tama in a way that wouldn't later come back to bite Shaamil. “I've been able to conclude that his feelings are sincere, but his ability to express them is given shape through his merchant instincts, rather than naturally. I believe giving him a date might allow you to pierce through that and to see more of whom he is outside of business. I'll let you in on a secret, namely that he already admitted to us that his business practices, such as sending out his mercenaries, are less important to him than his desire to get to know you better. If even something as simple as his abstaining from using his usual signature speaks to you, then I can assure you that talking with him in person is going to be a worthy endeavour, as it would allow you to see more of such changes and different sides of him, even though it might be a gradual endeavour.”
Hopefully that worked in getting her more interest in dating Shaamil, whilst also allowing him a bit more leeway in 'failing' to be better at first by warming her up to being patient with him. She hoped she wasn't overreaching with both those goals, but her calling him 'cute' was a good sign. Good enough for her to want to root for this to be a success now.
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