Ah, now whose turn is it to offer too much praise, Lord Kamisato? Besides, having the chance to work on this project is an honor. Regardless of how difficult your schedule made it, please be assured that I would make the time. But there are many who would not go to such lengths for my comfort, [ โin fact, if anything, often the opposite is trueโ ] so I'm grateful nonetheless.
At any rate, I will see you this evening.
[ And so at 11PM exactly, Kaveh is allowed into the Kamisato Estate for a meeting with her lord. Despite the late hour, the discussion goes smoothly, with each side presenting all needs and requirements to receptive ears. The Kamisato lord is respectful of him in a way that takes the architect by surprise; usually in such negotiations he is continually hounded by clients who, despite not being artists themselves, seem to believe they know exactly what will work and what won't in a design. But when Ayato speaks, it is to query, to answer questions, to educate in the ways of Inazuman architecture. This, despite being a man who is surely used to ordering others aroundโ
The meeting flies by; before long it's past midnight and Kaveh is sitting back with a contented sigh. It went better than he could ever have imagined, and despite the late hour, he doesn't feel tired in the slightest. ]
I'm sure you hear this often enough, [ he says with a smile, ] but you're not at all what I expected.
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Ah, now whose turn is it to offer too much praise, Lord Kamisato? Besides, having the chance to work on this project is an honor. Regardless of how difficult your schedule made it, please be assured that I would make the time. But there are many who would not go to such lengths for my comfort, [ โin fact, if anything, often the opposite is trueโ ] so I'm grateful nonetheless.
At any rate, I will see you this evening.
[ And so at 11PM exactly, Kaveh is allowed into the Kamisato Estate for a meeting with her lord. Despite the late hour, the discussion goes smoothly, with each side presenting all needs and requirements to receptive ears. The Kamisato lord is respectful of him in a way that takes the architect by surprise; usually in such negotiations he is continually hounded by clients who, despite not being artists themselves, seem to believe they know exactly what will work and what won't in a design. But when Ayato speaks, it is to query, to answer questions, to educate in the ways of Inazuman architecture. This, despite being a man who is surely used to ordering others aroundโ
The meeting flies by; before long it's past midnight and Kaveh is sitting back with a contented sigh. It went better than he could ever have imagined, and despite the late hour, he doesn't feel tired in the slightest. ]
I'm sure you hear this often enough, [ he says with a smile, ] but you're not at all what I expected.