It was very hard to stay focused on the task at hand (saving Tiff from certain dick-adjacent doom) when the King had that knack for making every word sound like the most important thing you'd ever listened to. Maybe it was because she'd never known him as anything other than a King, but it honestly felt to her like he was born to be royalty. Maybe it was a trait of dragons, but she preferred to believe it was a trait of his. He was uniquely good at getting people to want to serve him. She had arrived at the castle wanting little more than to be admired--similar, in some ways, to Tiff's goals--but after ten years, she could honestly say she'd go to war for the King. She knew Tiff would wind up there eventually, too. It was just the effect he had.
Tiff's ambition was addicting in its own right, though. Bridget could see just a hint of her own desires in there. She'd never given a lot of thought to being remembered, but oh she did love to be seen and adored being admired. But Tiff had more ambition--and probably more talent--than Bridget in spades, and Bridget could feel the rising of that canine instinct to follow and help. That was why she'd settled so well into the library. Oh, sure, her love of books and willingness to throw small giants bodily out of the stacks if need be, but also, she did so love to find someone who was very good at what they did, and help them do it better. Her tail thumped in time with her heart, already thinking about all the books she had that would be of aid. Tiff would need a lot of help getting the high up ones. There would be a lot of opportunities for her to be appreciated, hopefully.
She didn't really have any doubts that Tiff would be successful. That was all but guaranteed the second the King decided he wanted a halfling. Unfortunately, she was starting to doubt her own odds of success, because once the King decided he wanted something, he always got it. And who could say no to a man so handsome? She couldn't really blame either of them for what was about to happen. But dear lord, poor Tiff's organs. Maybe she should pre-emptively get one of the King's favorite medics... Was there anything left she could do to warn her, without being crass or risking upsetting the King?
Underneath her last suggestion, she scribbled "be wary of any meat-based metaphors" and held it up.
Tiff's ambition was addicting in its own right, though. Bridget could see just a hint of her own desires in there. She'd never given a lot of thought to being remembered, but oh she did love to be seen and adored being admired. But Tiff had more ambition--and probably more talent--than Bridget in spades, and Bridget could feel the rising of that canine instinct to follow and help. That was why she'd settled so well into the library. Oh, sure, her love of books and willingness to throw small giants bodily out of the stacks if need be, but also, she did so love to find someone who was very good at what they did, and help them do it better. Her tail thumped in time with her heart, already thinking about all the books she had that would be of aid. Tiff would need a lot of help getting the high up ones. There would be a lot of opportunities for her to be appreciated, hopefully.
She didn't really have any doubts that Tiff would be successful. That was all but guaranteed the second the King decided he wanted a halfling. Unfortunately, she was starting to doubt her own odds of success, because once the King decided he wanted something, he always got it. And who could say no to a man so handsome? She couldn't really blame either of them for what was about to happen. But dear lord, poor Tiff's organs. Maybe she should pre-emptively get one of the King's favorite medics... Was there anything left she could do to warn her, without being crass or risking upsetting the King?
Underneath her last suggestion, she scribbled "be wary of any meat-based metaphors" and held it up.
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