mzatal-kara

Mzatal gave a decisive nod. __ willmanage this. It cannot continue to interferewith his work. Too much is at stake.__ raised an eyebrow. __ow do youintend to manage it?___ will tell him the truth and outline theconsequences.__ was surprised Mzatal didn__ shrivelaway from the look I gave him. __ude.Seriously? You expect him to stopcrushing on me because you forbid it?__zatal frowned, contemplative.__erhaps not ideal given the entanglementof human emotions, though there is no timefor it to drag on,_ he said, as if he actuallyknew what he was talking about. __f heknows you have no interest and sees howhis distractions have affected his work, hewill subside enough for now.__y withering look became glacial.__oss, you__e completely awesome inmany ways, but you are so off-base withthis it__ not even funny._ I rolled my eyes.____e already ramped __o Interest_ up toeleven on the dial and, at this point, hedoesn__ care if his work suffers._ I took abig gulp of coffee, then ran my fingersthrough my tangled hair. __et me deal withit. Normally I__ not into directconfrontation with this sort of shit, butthere__ isn__ enough time for it to fizzle outon its own.__zatal regarded me with that damnedunreadable mask which he__ slipped on asI was talking. Great. Lords weren__ muchon being told they were wrong, but it hadto be said.