[That, too, sounds like one of his stories. And Darras lets it, at least for a moment, without trying to sound any more legitimate. He knows that he can't win her stronger affections by talking with her the way he's used to--or not even to win them, he's got them, somewhere, buried but still alive. Unearthing them is the trick. Teasing won't do it. It's a habit hard to break.
After a beat, he walks it back:]
There were a few more than just me. Can't swim beneath a ship in the dark alone, no matter how good of a tale it'd make. And we did take the Venatori and their crew by surprise, considering the Antivan ship stood between theirs and the Walrus.
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[That, too, sounds like one of his stories. And Darras lets it, at least for a moment, without trying to sound any more legitimate. He knows that he can't win her stronger affections by talking with her the way he's used to--or not even to win them, he's got them, somewhere, buried but still alive. Unearthing them is the trick. Teasing won't do it. It's a habit hard to break.
After a beat, he walks it back:]
There were a few more than just me. Can't swim beneath a ship in the dark alone, no matter how good of a tale it'd make. And we did take the Venatori and their crew by surprise, considering the Antivan ship stood between theirs and the Walrus.