Even though Hythlodaeus's address towards a member of the convocation may hold a certain level of... irreverence, based on the fact that he could have been one of them, and that he is close - and also regularly bosses around - two of their number, the respect he has for the men and women holding those positions is real and profound. He is the kind who may stretch and bend rules, when he is of a whim to do so, and more than capable to get away with it, but that is with the full awareness of the necessity of those rules on the whale, and the trust that the rules set in place, by the people with the power to do so, are fair and reasonable and needed and right. It is simple as breathing, and he means it completely.
He may easily reach towards the person behind the title, to see each of them as their own people rather than the positions they take, but that is out of concern and care, not disrespect. So yes. Elidibus is going to have this now, not as simple and worry or fear - fringed as most people would give it, but present all the same.
For now, he shakes his head slightly - no trace of anything resembling offense has been taken. "Ever have I wanted, and done my best, to live life to the fullest. I do not think this place and time should be different. And if I find a more specific purpose, then I will focus on that."
Then he wrinkles his nose slightly. "'tis... somewhat of a barrier, but I do not think it was built for sight such as mine. I discovered even before the train arrived I need to be very, very careful. But such is not beyond my abilities." A long time ago, when he was growing up and so was his gift, the beauty of Etheirys was enchanting enough that, for a while, he had trouble reining in his sight. After he had put his meager reserves of aether at risk, he learned better. But it does lend weight to the necessity of knowing when he should look. Normally, monitoring at most times would have been easy.
He tilts his head in curiosity at the small item offered, his lips curving up slightly with delight as its aetheric density is just right, and the imprint of the shaping of it has been so careful and sweet, a signature he has known before. His eyes dart up to Elidibus.
"It would, though are you sure you wish to part with it?"
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He may easily reach towards the person behind the title, to see each of them as their own people rather than the positions they take, but that is out of concern and care, not disrespect. So yes. Elidibus is going to have this now, not as simple and worry or fear - fringed as most people would give it, but present all the same.
For now, he shakes his head slightly - no trace of anything resembling offense has been taken. "Ever have I wanted, and done my best, to live life to the fullest. I do not think this place and time should be different. And if I find a more specific purpose, then I will focus on that."
Then he wrinkles his nose slightly. "'tis... somewhat of a barrier, but I do not think it was built for sight such as mine. I discovered even before the train arrived I need to be very, very careful. But such is not beyond my abilities." A long time ago, when he was growing up and so was his gift, the beauty of Etheirys was enchanting enough that, for a while, he had trouble reining in his sight. After he had put his meager reserves of aether at risk, he learned better. But it does lend weight to the necessity of knowing when he should look. Normally, monitoring at most times would have been easy.
He tilts his head in curiosity at the small item offered, his lips curving up slightly with delight as its aetheric density is just right, and the imprint of the shaping of it has been so careful and sweet, a signature he has known before. His eyes dart up to Elidibus.
"It would, though are you sure you wish to part with it?"