"If that were my worry, I would have said as much." Faramir's voice is soft, but there's a steel behind his tone that says he doesn't much appreciate the comment. Éowyn already told him she loves him, and on that matter as on many others, he trusts her a lot more than he trusts a corsair - one who's made a cuckold of him, no less.
But the answer itself - that gives him pause. It might, perhaps, have been easier if Jack had said no, or if he seemed false. If this were as simple as a rake seducing a troubled woman, only because she was there. But that doesn't seem to be the case, and while it's something of a relief to know she hasn't been being used, it doesn't make any of this matter easier to handle.
He sighs, and pushes himself to his feet again. "I have to think," he says aloud, not to Jack so much as the room in general. For a moment, he's silent and still, and then, without a hint of irony, he turns a little and inclines his head to Jack - not a bow, but a clear acknowledgement. "Thank you. For your honesty. Know that I will not have this sour me against your case, nor do you an injustice from my own wrath."
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Date: 2017-06-05 11:21 pm (UTC)But the answer itself - that gives him pause. It might, perhaps, have been easier if Jack had said no, or if he seemed false. If this were as simple as a rake seducing a troubled woman, only because she was there. But that doesn't seem to be the case, and while it's something of a relief to know she hasn't been being used, it doesn't make any of this matter easier to handle.
He sighs, and pushes himself to his feet again. "I have to think," he says aloud, not to Jack so much as the room in general. For a moment, he's silent and still, and then, without a hint of irony, he turns a little and inclines his head to Jack - not a bow, but a clear acknowledgement. "Thank you. For your honesty. Know that I will not have this sour me against your case, nor do you an injustice from my own wrath."