Morgan, despite the air he presented to others, was not flawlessly in-tune with himself. For example, right now a part of him wanted to snarl in response to her statement. It missed the whole point, that part said! She was just refusing to take a side, playing distant as ever, and dodging any role in the question and the greater crisis!
What Morgan had learned, however, is where that part belonged. A younger him would have snapped all that out immediately; a more foolish him would ignore it entirely. Instead, Morgan set that part aside, considered its message without a tone, and resolved to work more on integrating it into his whole.
It had a point, he thought, inasmuch as he didn't believe Cecilia would offer up everything she had without qualification. Or that she would strive too much to assume neutrality on the subject, taking neither position without absolute proof. She would filter information when he needed all of it, because they saw the world in two very different ways.
But it wasn't out of malice, or folly. Because they did see the world in two very different ways. And so long as they could find their places to agree, that was fine.
"Fair enough," he said, as if that entirely mental monologue hadn't flashed through his head in that moment. (Which to be fair, it hadn't. Not in words, anyway.) "Then if you come across anything you believe might be of interest, I ask only that you relay it to me, objectively and without judgment."
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What Morgan had learned, however, is where that part belonged. A younger him would have snapped all that out immediately; a more foolish him would ignore it entirely. Instead, Morgan set that part aside, considered its message without a tone, and resolved to work more on integrating it into his whole.
It had a point, he thought, inasmuch as he didn't believe Cecilia would offer up everything she had without qualification. Or that she would strive too much to assume neutrality on the subject, taking neither position without absolute proof. She would filter information when he needed all of it, because they saw the world in two very different ways.
But it wasn't out of malice, or folly. Because they did see the world in two very different ways. And so long as they could find their places to agree, that was fine.
"Fair enough," he said, as if that entirely mental monologue hadn't flashed through his head in that moment. (Which to be fair, it hadn't. Not in words, anyway.) "Then if you come across anything you believe might be of interest, I ask only that you relay it to me, objectively and without judgment."