"I do not think that would work all that well, tempting as it may be." He sighs, letting his head thud back against Alistair's chest. "...I am going to have to play the long game."
A beat.
"I hate playing the long game." Too much could go wrong, he'd have to keep ahead of everyone else and- there was a reason Rinna handled the planning, the gaming. A reason Zevran slipped in where he was told. Over a Decade later and it is difficult on his own- not impossible, but. Difficult. "You can do your part by reminding everyone how terrible I was at trying to assassinate you and Jonas. The less guile they think I have? The safer I will be."
Bull won't buy it, but that is a thought for another time.
So very lad
A beat.
"I hate playing the long game." Too much could go wrong, he'd have to keep ahead of everyone else and- there was a reason Rinna handled the planning, the gaming. A reason Zevran slipped in where he was told. Over a Decade later and it is difficult on his own- not impossible, but. Difficult. "You can do your part by reminding everyone how terrible I was at trying to assassinate you and Jonas. The less guile they think I have? The safer I will be."
Bull won't buy it, but that is a thought for another time.