If he possessed the patience or guile, a tone more befitting a civil persuasion would have been a better choice. What is actually delivered is aggression, like the hammer against molten metal, direct and forceful. He doesn't take his eyes off the devil, the gut punch that this discovery has turned up one that threatens to knock the air right out of him.
Whether he wants it or not, the feeling that Raphael holds the one card he wants is intense. They both know it, and though he's expecting terms to be shared sooner rather than later, he cannot decide if the not knowing is better. Whatever the terms are, they will be costly and far-reaching. And he still has the promise he made to his companions at the back of his mind. He will ensure that Faerûn isn't compromised.
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If he possessed the patience or guile, a tone more befitting a civil persuasion would have been a better choice. What is actually delivered is aggression, like the hammer against molten metal, direct and forceful. He doesn't take his eyes off the devil, the gut punch that this discovery has turned up one that threatens to knock the air right out of him.
Whether he wants it or not, the feeling that Raphael holds the one card he wants is intense. They both know it, and though he's expecting terms to be shared sooner rather than later, he cannot decide if the not knowing is better. Whatever the terms are, they will be costly and far-reaching. And he still has the promise he made to his companions at the back of his mind. He will ensure that Faerûn isn't compromised.