07-24-2014, 01:29 PM
Drayson was an upstanding guy. He didn't mention a father figure, so Torri assumed he felt he fulfilled the dutiful responsibility as household provider by enlisting in the Academy. As he went on to explain, his decision did just that. He really was a good man. A decent man. She could see why Francis thought he would be good for her. And in a way, he was right. There were shortages of good men in Torri's life.
She took a drink of the wine and nodded along while Drayson continued.
Take Michael, for instance. He described his aversion for warfare, yet he continued to advance victories in such on behalf of the CCD. She recalled the way he abandoned the trucks to face a hostile force unarmed, alone, and unshielded. Yet he decimated them with a few waves of his arms. The memory made Torri want to shudder to her very bones. Perhaps she did, and she shook herself out of her own head after an awkward silence fell between them.
"M'hmm.
She nodded along, not quite sure what it was Drayson had been saying at the end. He was a good man. He deserved something better than what she could offer.
She took a drink of the wine and nodded along while Drayson continued.
Take Michael, for instance. He described his aversion for warfare, yet he continued to advance victories in such on behalf of the CCD. She recalled the way he abandoned the trucks to face a hostile force unarmed, alone, and unshielded. Yet he decimated them with a few waves of his arms. The memory made Torri want to shudder to her very bones. Perhaps she did, and she shook herself out of her own head after an awkward silence fell between them.
"M'hmm.
She nodded along, not quite sure what it was Drayson had been saying at the end. He was a good man. He deserved something better than what she could offer.