[When he said that he was worried about his family becoming involved, he thought of his children. He hasn't even had time to worry about his brother yet, so this hits him completely out of the left field.
Just well enough that he finally has a date and time when he'll tell Mardís, because even though he still hopes dearly that she won't turn out to be numbered, the more family members show up the more likely is it that she'll be pulled into things one way or the other.
But really.
Curses. (And quite literally, that is what he does right now, even though in a voice too low to alert anyone to it as he pulls on his shoes and jacket.
Not like the whole situation isn't already complicated enough.]
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Just well enough that he finally has a date and time when he'll tell Mardís, because even though he still hopes dearly that she won't turn out to be numbered, the more family members show up the more likely is it that she'll be pulled into things one way or the other.
But really.
Curses. (And quite literally, that is what he does right now, even though in a voice too low to alert anyone to it as he pulls on his shoes and jacket.
Not like the whole situation isn't already complicated enough.]