[ Her blank expression is returned in kind; though it's more out of indifference and compliance on his part. Work was work, and he had done absolutely nothing out of line. This she too would know while glancing through his files: a perfect track record starting from age fifteen, without as much as a single transgression or failure.
Even if she would also recognize that for most of those five years he served a woman who has since been redacted from existence.
Her order is followed, and tension drains from his stance - but not completely. He sits as if a coiled spring, kept under control but ready to release at a moment's notice. ]
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Even if she would also recognize that for most of those five years he served a woman who has since been redacted from existence.
Her order is followed, and tension drains from his stance - but not completely. He sits as if a coiled spring, kept under control but ready to release at a moment's notice. ]