[ oh, drat, that's a saying that goes around the French side of her family and doesn't make much sense to anybody else. Like all the best figures of speech, it's context- and tone-dependent; La Pucelle has heard d'Arcs use it to mean anything from "well, wouldn't you like to know" to "you betcha".
She, in this case, means the latter. ]
- er, yes. Gladly. Who are your other trainees?
[ "How many are there" might have been a good place to start, but if she is going to be bestowed a small Squadron then she must account for how each, individually, can do their best in battle. Dreamers' powers are all so customized, and she's not the sort of person who could ever just think of her army as a single unit, not a bunch of people with their own strengths, hopes, and dreams, who have entrusted her with the faith she'll make the right decisions. ]
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[ oh, drat, that's a saying that goes around the French side of her family and doesn't make much sense to anybody else. Like all the best figures of speech, it's context- and tone-dependent; La Pucelle has heard d'Arcs use it to mean anything from "well, wouldn't you like to know" to "you betcha".
She, in this case, means the latter. ]
- er, yes. Gladly. Who are your other trainees?
[ "How many are there" might have been a good place to start, but if she is going to be bestowed a small Squadron then she must account for how each, individually, can do their best in battle. Dreamers' powers are all so customized, and she's not the sort of person who could ever just think of her army as a single unit, not a bunch of people with their own strengths, hopes, and dreams, who have entrusted her with the faith she'll make the right decisions. ]