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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Festy_Dog" data-source="post: 2784533" data-attributes="member: 2561">[sblock=Galley, easily observed][sblock=Rowaini][/sblock]Diedrik raised an eyebrow, seeming slightly confused in the face of what seemed to be a veiled threat, if only he could understand it.[sblock=Rowaini]"Lady Vanessa? I think I can follow what you are implying..." he said, looking thoughtful but clueless, "If there are elements to your situation you would prefer to not disclose then by all means, this isn't an interrogation. But at least answer me this: If there was, hypothetically, a group who sought to pursue you would they have the will and the means of chasing this ship? It's very important. Surely that much information wouldn't compromise what you'd prefer to remain unknown."[/sblock][/sblock][sblock=Rystil]*Vanessa's retort hit Diedrik like a ton of bricks. He had to roll with it though, to flinch would have jeopardised his own situation moreso. He held his composure as he made his attempt at damage control. Playing the fool was his best defense here. He couldn't remember ever meeting Vanessa in person, so her speculation that he was Evrard was likely based on the knowledge of Lara Kai he had displayed thus far, and other coincidental tidbits. She probably didn't know how Evrard actually looked... probably. The situation could be recovered from, unless she had seen through his disguise. The thought chilled him to his bones. His disguise was afterall his most important line of defense, for it to be breached placed him in severe danger of exposure. His only hope was that her opinion was built on speculation, and that he could quell it with ignorance and then some accurate words in feigned realisation. Pretend he didn't understand until finally unveiling her threat and countering it. If she had seen through his disguise however there was nothing he could do.*Gah! The ferret underestimated the rabbit, and she has played her trump card. Now the ferret must take the defensive. If there's a point to even taking the defensive now...[/sblock]</blockquote>

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