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[dendarii]

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[priorly]

No.

[Ish.]

[dendarii]

Then why avoid him?

[priorly]

[There's no reply for some time. The seconds drag out to a minute, maybe two. Sound in the background gets more muffled.

Finally, Prior speaks with the tone of someone advising that ripping off a bandaid is for the best.]

I had my feelings hurt - my own fault but it made me feel... pathetic. And small. And that's not how I like to feel around my friends, so I've taken some time to get over it.

[dendarii]

[ Ah. That's - admittedly not quite what he expected. He's sort of here to defend Byerly, but. Well. Maybe Byerly isn't the one who deserves defending here. ]

What did he say?

[priorly]

Miles, I'm sorry, but it isn't your business, and we don't know each other well enough yet for gossip. [And it's nothing Byerly said.] And baby, if you go running to him with this I will string you up by your pretty imperial collar. Maybe I need to spread my wings a little wider, that's all.

[dendarii]

I'll not tell him anything. I'm just - concerned. About both of you.

[priorly]

Well that's fair enough. There are riots out here.