[Already tired of this stranger assuming he knows anything about his affliction, Carlisle is ready to hang up right then and there; however, he does feel he owes it to Ben to be at least willing to hear him out. After all, Ben might not know his exact nature -- as a twice-cursed or an undead -- but he's witnessed some of Carlisle's more sordid abilities. Raising monsters, spreading the blight, controlling the living and the dead: he could tell others. He might let everyone in Anchor know the abomination living among them, hiding in a human skin.]
I will consider your offer, but I am already taking steps to deal with this particular problem. If you wish to help, convincing Mr. Kieran to let me finish my work would spare me some grief.
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Date: 2019-11-12 10:02 pm (UTC)I will consider your offer, but I am already taking steps to deal with this particular problem. If you wish to help, convincing Mr. Kieran to let me finish my work would spare me some grief.