A hummed sound, "Comme ci, comme ça," and the inflection and context does the translation work: maybe.
"Degradation, erosion, the decline of things. We live in that now, and need to guard against this slow annihilation. You remove Quinn, and we open our doors tomorrow, we have a wonderful time, but his deals are undone. Our clientele breaks apart. Not tomorrow, but eventually. And he has friends, you know, who would not take too kindly to his removal."
But, a shrug. "If he and his closest are removed with discretion, if there is no chance of reprisal, then there's time to find another Quinn. I," a roll of his wrist, gesturing to himself, "try to limit my day to day interferences." A tip of his head. "Like you do."
And maybe, he's just as bad at avoiding it.
"Stay a while," Lestat says. "After they go, say you will help ensure the continuation of this place. I will assist you in your shepherding. And wolf killing."
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"Degradation, erosion, the decline of things. We live in that now, and need to guard against this slow annihilation. You remove Quinn, and we open our doors tomorrow, we have a wonderful time, but his deals are undone. Our clientele breaks apart. Not tomorrow, but eventually. And he has friends, you know, who would not take too kindly to his removal."
But, a shrug. "If he and his closest are removed with discretion, if there is no chance of reprisal, then there's time to find another Quinn. I," a roll of his wrist, gesturing to himself, "try to limit my day to day interferences." A tip of his head. "Like you do."
And maybe, he's just as bad at avoiding it.
"Stay a while," Lestat says. "After they go, say you will help ensure the continuation of this place. I will assist you in your shepherding. And wolf killing."