“I find it hard to believe that she would have accepted that kind of response.”
“I didn’t give her much of a choice in the matter.”
Even though I had no real reason to be doing so, I found myself doubting the validity of his statement. Elder Xara was a stubborn woman, and if she had wanted an answer, she would have pushed him until she got the answer that she wanted.
“I still don’t think that she would have accepted it.”
His lack of a response to my statement only gave me more reason to believe that my assumption had foundation. I felt rather uncomfortable, having him stand there and stare at me, but I didn’t say anything. I knew that it would be bound to broach a chain of uncomfortable exchanges between us, and I had no desire to deal with that.
“Would you like me to give you so
