"I'm sorry to hear that," Novoc said with complete sincerity. Even though he'd half-expected it, it was still a blow. The mando'ade needed all its warriors right now, and on the personal level Novoc didn't have so many friends that he wouldn't miss one of them, even one he'd only seen a few times a year.
He let his hand fall back to his side, giving Badd a calculating look -- and noticing the assessing way Badd was looking at him in turn. He wouldn't do right by Byrne's memory by wallowing in his emotions; the important part right now was to confirm the death and find Kay -- and from the looks of this "Badd" character, any information he had wouldn't be gotten from him easily.
"The truth is I've been trying to contact him for weeks," he said. "Was hoping I could talk him into coming home, but he wasn't answering his e-mail. Guess I know why, now. Can you tell me what happened to him? Is Kay safe?"
He'd meant to ask something that would sound more innocent to foreign ears, like How is Kay doing? But the truth was, he was scared for her safety, with no idea where she was and her dad dead, and he couldn't keep that emotion back completely.
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He let his hand fall back to his side, giving Badd a calculating look -- and noticing the assessing way Badd was looking at him in turn. He wouldn't do right by Byrne's memory by wallowing in his emotions; the important part right now was to confirm the death and find Kay -- and from the looks of this "Badd" character, any information he had wouldn't be gotten from him easily.
"The truth is I've been trying to contact him for weeks," he said. "Was hoping I could talk him into coming home, but he wasn't answering his e-mail. Guess I know why, now. Can you tell me what happened to him? Is Kay safe?"
He'd meant to ask something that would sound more innocent to foreign ears, like How is Kay doing? But the truth was, he was scared for her safety, with no idea where she was and her dad dead, and he couldn't keep that emotion back completely.