fried: (ten)

[personal profile] fried 2025-02-23 05:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[ his ear flicks in amusement. ]

I voted for Hawke because it was the strategic move to make. He was the clear aggressor, he seemed most likely affected by whatever it was that affected Jing Yuan, and it was better for morale. Expelling a very soft-spoken woman who claims self defense against a boy who was widely considered a nuisance would have caused a ripple effect.

[ maybe there's personal reasons that he weighed before choosing, but he is ever a strategist first. ]