[It's partially the character being shocked at such a proposition. It's partially because the Barkeep knows this is a sudden turn of events. His mind flashes to his acting a few minutes earlier. His face must have told too much. There was no way he could have hidden his admiration for his wife while looking at the empress. No way.
Good save, Rialynn, he thinks at her.]
Isn't this not the best of times? [He stage whispers back at her.] She is no longer the woman I once knew, the young ruler who hoped to unite the land not with blood, but with peace.
[He turns to look at the actress, bringing his real life hesitance into the fictional story.]
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[It's partially the character being shocked at such a proposition. It's partially because the Barkeep knows this is a sudden turn of events. His mind flashes to his acting a few minutes earlier. His face must have told too much. There was no way he could have hidden his admiration for his wife while looking at the empress. No way.
Good save, Rialynn, he thinks at her.]
Isn't this not the best of times? [He stage whispers back at her.] She is no longer the woman I once knew, the young ruler who hoped to unite the land not with blood, but with peace.
[He turns to look at the actress, bringing his real life hesitance into the fictional story.]