[ He narrows his eyes, albeit playfully, at the weak threat. At another time in his life, he'd have wanted to leave his name on all of it - and hers - to make sure it was crystal goddamn clear. But these days he prefers to be strategic. Having something to protect can do that. ]
I'll let you decide who to send, tigress.
[ He lifts her hand again, tangling their fingers. ]
But I want to keep the elephant.
[ By all rights, she gets to do whatever she wants with it. Less to him because she's the queen, so much as because she's the one who killed it, so she has the claim to it. But offering to trade for something he doesn't think she much wants anyway seems perfectly fair. ]
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I'll let you decide who to send, tigress.
[ He lifts her hand again, tangling their fingers. ]
But I want to keep the elephant.
[ By all rights, she gets to do whatever she wants with it. Less to him because she's the queen, so much as because she's the one who killed it, so she has the claim to it. But offering to trade for something he doesn't think she much wants anyway seems perfectly fair. ]