[and now he comes to a crossroads. For a brief moment, Salieri hesitates, mind turning over Madame Hester's words as he has again and again over the past day and a half. He'd been tempted to dismiss it out of hand at first, but...the way that she had acted before he even asked his question puts him ill at ease, not to mention the discussion he'd had with Varian not long after they arrived..."I'm less likely to want to screw things up if it means they end up getting hurt because of something I did."
Yet, sitting in front of Benjamin now, talking as amicably as they always have, only makes the doubt grow in his mind. It is difficult to imagine him being untrustworthy. However...Salieri has met more than enough of those in Court who are perfectly genial, and yet hide their own agenda. Even he himself has done and, in some ways, is doing such a thing.
But could Benjamin ever really be one of those people?]
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Yet, sitting in front of Benjamin now, talking as amicably as they always have, only makes the doubt grow in his mind. It is difficult to imagine him being untrustworthy. However...Salieri has met more than enough of those in Court who are perfectly genial, and yet hide their own agenda. Even he himself has done and, in some ways, is doing such a thing.
But could Benjamin ever really be one of those people?]