As always, the Strider maintains his calm, that civility that has been learned by discipline and a constant desire--or even need--to better himself from how he was brought into the world and the first few months of his life. He stays quiet and even dispassionate as the disagreement ebs and flows for a few moments, watching save for a brief glance over to Avery when she looks his way, and then when she speaks. He doesn't acknowledge Avery's discomfort, though clearly he sees it. To acknowledge it would be to give it legitimacy and even likely make it worse, something he clearly does not wish.
Phoebe says that she would like to come with and he gives a nod of approval. There is a little twitch at the corner of his eye when the dissention continues after that point, a downward tug of his lips into something...disapproving. Finally, when it seems to have died down--hopefully--he speaks up once more with his ever-gruff and stoic baritone.
"Unless anyone has anything more regarding the matters we came here to discuss, Ms. Illeshazy..." He still doesn't quite get the Ms. right, it sounds like a conglomeration of the two honorifics, "...now may be an appropriate time to close the proceedings?"
It is asked as a question, not said as a declaration. Eva was the person who brought them together and it was, essentially, her warmoot by proxy of Erich. "Reverence of Dawn, Siren of Persephone, Ms. Illeshazy and I will go to speak with Warning Threshold-rhya. Mister Evans and Miss Hawkes will attempt to locate Mister Fentress and, based upon what we do or do not learn from Warning Threshold-rhya, a plan will be formulated to secure down below, and perhaps information will be secured so that the Desert Oracles may look into the ritual and spiritual aspects."
The plan summed up there, he looks to Eva to call a close to the meeting.
Phoebe says that she would like to come with and he gives a nod of approval. There is a little twitch at the corner of his eye when the dissention continues after that point, a downward tug of his lips into something...disapproving. Finally, when it seems to have died down--hopefully--he speaks up once more with his ever-gruff and stoic baritone.
"Unless anyone has anything more regarding the matters we came here to discuss, Ms. Illeshazy..." He still doesn't quite get the Ms. right, it sounds like a conglomeration of the two honorifics, "...now may be an appropriate time to close the proceedings?"
It is asked as a question, not said as a declaration. Eva was the person who brought them together and it was, essentially, her warmoot by proxy of Erich. "Reverence of Dawn, Siren of Persephone, Ms. Illeshazy and I will go to speak with Warning Threshold-rhya. Mister Evans and Miss Hawkes will attempt to locate Mister Fentress and, based upon what we do or do not learn from Warning Threshold-rhya, a plan will be formulated to secure down below, and perhaps information will be secured so that the Desert Oracles may look into the ritual and spiritual aspects."
The plan summed up there, he looks to Eva to call a close to the meeting.
"The anger of a good man is not a problem. Good men have too many rules."
"Good men don't need rules. And today's not the day to find out why I have so many."
"Good men don't need rules. And today's not the day to find out why I have so many."