[ His tone is playful, but there’s a truth in there. Assumptions aren’t something he likes to make, since they’re fallible, and especially not with anything of worth. So, considering he’s coming with bargaining in mind, that’s absolutely the case here. ]
Truthfully, I did not have confidence in attempting to predict what Hayame may do. [ It also shows how serious he is to name her directly. ] How mortals express their pride is something I have more difficulty in predicting than other things. I thought it equally likely that she may reach out to others as it would be to withdraw completely.
[ So, the first, it seems, but it’s because he doesn’t know about how she had very unintentionally spread her distress out into Communion. In actions alone, it would be the latter. ]
Regardless. I shall ask this first, so that I will not waste your time if the further inquiry is unnecessary—Do you find my actions disagreeable?
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[ His tone is playful, but there’s a truth in there. Assumptions aren’t something he likes to make, since they’re fallible, and especially not with anything of worth. So, considering he’s coming with bargaining in mind, that’s absolutely the case here. ]
Truthfully, I did not have confidence in attempting to predict what Hayame may do. [ It also shows how serious he is to name her directly. ] How mortals express their pride is something I have more difficulty in predicting than other things. I thought it equally likely that she may reach out to others as it would be to withdraw completely.
[ So, the first, it seems, but it’s because he doesn’t know about how she had very unintentionally spread her distress out into Communion. In actions alone, it would be the latter. ]
Regardless. I shall ask this first, so that I will not waste your time if the further inquiry is unnecessary—Do you find my actions disagreeable?