"Oh! That, that's good!" She managed, scrambling to try and keep up. It was good that he got the idea of it, though! She had been all set to try and give the whole spiel again, except maybe with less rambling this time.
"Don't- don't have?" She repeated. She seemed to be doing that a lot, too clueless to really keep up with the King's rapid fire topic change. "Is- is it important that you have one...?" she trailed off, her eyes darting over to Bridget and the sign she was holding up and waving rather pointedly.
...oh! Right! Right, Tiff hadn't said anything about what she wanted out of this, besides permission to build a cool tower! Normally she'd be happy with that alone, but now that she was thinking about it, it would probably be a good idea to bargain for food and a place to stay at least. Her stomach would definitely thank her for it. Her eyes went back to the King, and she opened her mouth to try and steer the conversation towards that, "Um, can we talk about my wages," but he was still talking. And looming, his reptilian eyes locked on to her own. He had a natural talent for looming, it looked like, but almost everyone tended to loom above her. She'd been loomed over by particularly tall fences before.
Passion. He wanted... passion. A specific kind of passion, she noted as her cheeks tinted slightly at the implications. Those poor metaphorical sheep. They didn't deserve that. Her mouth went dry as she listened to his explanation of what he wanted, what he was seeking in her answers. He wanted to know about her, why she possessed the drive and passion she did.
She was silent, considering her answer. It had been a beat too long, the silence just on the edge of awkward, before she finally spoke. "I want to leave my mark somewhere impressive, so people will see it, and think 'Who built that?'. I want my projects and impact on this place to stay long after I'm gone, so I can't be overlooked anymore." She continued to look into the King's ice-blue eyes, knowing that if she looked away, if she thought about the sheer arrogance and hubris of her words, she would never be able to finish. "When people look at me, all they see is a tiny woman who talks too much about nothing. I want them to look at me and see someone who can change the world for the better. I want them to live somewhere beautiful, somewhere they can be happy, and I want to know that I helped them get there.
"I couldn't do that back home, because no one wanted to listen to a woman who knows more than them. And what's more impressive than the capitol of a country run by a dragon? That's why I came here, hoping that you'd be willing to give me a jumping off point and show off what I'm capable of. I want to help you and your country, yes, but I also want to be seen."
When she finished, she let out a quiet, shaky sigh through her nose, fighting the urge to avert her eyes from his own. If he was going to kill her now for being selfish in her aspirations, well. She was at least going to be eaten looking her death in the face.
Also she kind of wanted to watch his teeth grow if he was planning to munch on her. That would be a pretty cool last image.
"Don't- don't have?" She repeated. She seemed to be doing that a lot, too clueless to really keep up with the King's rapid fire topic change. "Is- is it important that you have one...?" she trailed off, her eyes darting over to Bridget and the sign she was holding up and waving rather pointedly.
...oh! Right! Right, Tiff hadn't said anything about what she wanted out of this, besides permission to build a cool tower! Normally she'd be happy with that alone, but now that she was thinking about it, it would probably be a good idea to bargain for food and a place to stay at least. Her stomach would definitely thank her for it. Her eyes went back to the King, and she opened her mouth to try and steer the conversation towards that, "Um, can we talk about my wages," but he was still talking. And looming, his reptilian eyes locked on to her own. He had a natural talent for looming, it looked like, but almost everyone tended to loom above her. She'd been loomed over by particularly tall fences before.
Passion. He wanted... passion. A specific kind of passion, she noted as her cheeks tinted slightly at the implications. Those poor metaphorical sheep. They didn't deserve that. Her mouth went dry as she listened to his explanation of what he wanted, what he was seeking in her answers. He wanted to know about her, why she possessed the drive and passion she did.
She was silent, considering her answer. It had been a beat too long, the silence just on the edge of awkward, before she finally spoke. "I want to leave my mark somewhere impressive, so people will see it, and think 'Who built that?'. I want my projects and impact on this place to stay long after I'm gone, so I can't be overlooked anymore." She continued to look into the King's ice-blue eyes, knowing that if she looked away, if she thought about the sheer arrogance and hubris of her words, she would never be able to finish. "When people look at me, all they see is a tiny woman who talks too much about nothing. I want them to look at me and see someone who can change the world for the better. I want them to live somewhere beautiful, somewhere they can be happy, and I want to know that I helped them get there.
"I couldn't do that back home, because no one wanted to listen to a woman who knows more than them. And what's more impressive than the capitol of a country run by a dragon? That's why I came here, hoping that you'd be willing to give me a jumping off point and show off what I'm capable of. I want to help you and your country, yes, but I also want to be seen."
When she finished, she let out a quiet, shaky sigh through her nose, fighting the urge to avert her eyes from his own. If he was going to kill her now for being selfish in her aspirations, well. She was at least going to be eaten looking her death in the face.
Also she kind of wanted to watch his teeth grow if he was planning to munch on her. That would be a pretty cool last image.
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