Alric let out a breath, shaking his head slowly, the hand pressed to his forehead clenching into a fist.
"...I certainly have faith that she was a good woman, Tiamaris."
He paused again, obviously somewhat tense.
"......but to literally accuse a newborn infant of-..."
He trailed off, paused again, and shook his head once more, speaking more slowly when he continued, his tone deliberate and formal.
"...I... do not wish to speak ill of your family. It would be a disservice to you to test your patience, and it would be... crass... on my part, as it is not really my place. So. I ask that you forgive me when I must say, as your colleague and your friend and a person of conscience that to hold you responsible is either madness or wickedness, though I know not which. But certainly none for which you can be held responsible."
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"...I certainly have faith that she was a good woman, Tiamaris."
He paused again, obviously somewhat tense.
"......but to literally accuse a newborn infant of-..."
He trailed off, paused again, and shook his head once more, speaking more slowly when he continued, his tone deliberate and formal.
"...I... do not wish to speak ill of your family. It would be a disservice to you to test your patience, and it would be... crass... on my part, as it is not really my place. So. I ask that you forgive me when I must say, as your colleague and your friend and a person of conscience that to hold you responsible is either madness or wickedness, though I know not which. But certainly none for which you can be held responsible."