[As Takasugi sets the bottle of wine by the leg of his chair he gratifies Rhys's humor with a chuckle, light and pitched well above his voice's lilting baritone.] I'm happy to help.
[A beat. He sets the glasses down near the bottle.] You don't need to worry about any reparations or reward.
I imagine there's enough going on in your head without it. [It's entitled to decline something that hasn't been offered - but that's an attitude Takasugi assumes Rhys is accustomed to, being among the nobility and the Company alike.]
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[A beat. He sets the glasses down near the bottle.] You don't need to worry about any reparations or reward.
I imagine there's enough going on in your head without it. [It's entitled to decline something that hasn't been offered - but that's an attitude Takasugi assumes Rhys is accustomed to, being among the nobility and the Company alike.]