"Tent-pegged with prejudice," he repeats, almost amused by the phrasing. "So She won't let you leave to play. What about to do Her work? Or is that restricted to this town?"
Gaav listens to the story unfolding with a clear sense of dejavu, though he doesn't acknowledge it. The taste of embarrasment from Xellos is appealing though, not as appealing as some emotions, but it's there with whatever he's imagining as the results of his failure. "Perhaps. Perhaps he wouldn't have lasted quite as long. It doesn't matter now."
"You say that like Dolphin was remembering who she was allied with for more than five minutes. Who kicked her in the head?"