[ It's more impersonal than that, she thinks; the Wheel is hardly a malicious force, and the Pattern is sometimes cruel without intending to be -- one cannot ascribe intent to forces beyond one's true comprehension.
But it would be cold to say as much, and Moiraine contains her reaction to a studied neutrality. There's a long pause before she speaks. ]
Well. I doubt we're going to change one another's minds.
[ As far as she's concerned, that should bring an end to that part of the conversation. She studies him, and then her brows lift. ]
You may call me Moiraine.
[ The implication being he can stop calling her lady -- she can tell the difference between the word used as an honorific and the rude way he'd been addressing her. ]
no subject
But it would be cold to say as much, and Moiraine contains her reaction to a studied neutrality. There's a long pause before she speaks. ]
Well. I doubt we're going to change one another's minds.
[ As far as she's concerned, that should bring an end to that part of the conversation. She studies him, and then her brows lift. ]
You may call me Moiraine.
[ The implication being he can stop calling her lady -- she can tell the difference between the word used as an honorific and the rude way he'd been addressing her. ]