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11 hours ago, Roughtrade said:

Does Val normally involve herself in questioning all of Khonnir's contractors?

No, she doesn't... but Khonnir has learned that because of his careful, secretive ways, Val grew up applying her natural gift of observation and deduction to seeing through people who were trying to be false.  So Khonnir had no problem with Val keeping her eye on newcomers and strangers, but anyone whom he confided with, he would just tell Val that they were okay, and she'd stop trying to read them.  Khonnir never figured out that she first learned to read people from all the lies he told her... and it's something that she never called him on, because dad knows best.  At least, until balked at finding her lost sister, but even then she figured out that whomever he was hiding from was THAT bad.

11 hours ago, Roughtrade said:

Does Val normally involve herself in questioning all of Khonnir's contractors?  Khonnir is already keeping some secrets, and I am sure by this time he has a handle on how to keep Val from becoming curious about things he doesn't want to discuss.  Just as it is likely Val knows there are some things Pop doesn't want to talk about and Technic League Politics is one of them.  Not so much keeping it a secret as it is "We don't discuss Politics, Religion or the Technic League at the dinner table" sort of thing.

 

Khonnir does regularly delve into hazardous places without it having to specifically name the League as one.  Hiring some muscle to come along on an exploratory visit is not that far out of the ordinary.  

No, she doesn't... but Khonnir has learned that because of his careful, secretive ways, Val grew up applying her natural gift of observation and deduction to seeing through people who were trying to be false.  So Khonnir had no problem with Val keeping her eye on newcomers and strangers, but anyone whom he confided with, he would just tell Val that they were okay, and she'd stop trying to read them.  Khonnir never figured out that she first learned to read people from all the lies he told her... and it's something that she never called him on, because dad knows best.  At least, until balked at finding her lost sister, but even then she figured out that whomever he was hiding from was THAT bad.

11 hours ago, Roughtrade said:

Does Val normally involve herself in questioning all of Khonnir's contractors?  Khonnir is already keeping some secrets, and I am sure by this time he has a handle on how to keep Val from becoming curious about things he doesn't want to discuss.  Just as it is likely Val knows there are some things Pop doesn't want to talk about and Technic League Politics is one of them.  Not so much keeping it a secret as it is "We don't discuss Politics, Religion or the Technic League at the dinner table" sort of thing.

 

Khonnir does regularly delve into hazardous places without it having to specifically name the League as one.  Hiring some muscle to come along on an exploratory visit is not that far out of the ordinary.  

No, she doesn't... but Khonnir has learned that because of his careful, secretive ways, Val grew up, applying her natural gift of observation and deduction to seeing through people who were trying to be false.  So Khonnir had no problem with Val keeping her eye on newcomers and strangers, but anyone whom he confided with, he would just tell Val that they were okay, and she'd stop trying to read them.  Khonnir never figured out that she first learned to read people from all the lies he told her... and it's something that she never called him on, because dad knows best.  At least, until balked at finding her lost sister, but even then she figured out that whomever he was hiding from was THAT bad.