Nah.

[ Lyney shrugs, raising the tea to his lips. He finishes it off, full gulps until the saucer was left empty end set between them. ]

Hard seeing you as anything other than this. You have control, you have a stage in a way to captivate and command.

[ To have people listen and trust him, depend on him so long as they play by his rules. ]

I think the rules are a little stuffy, but… you take this seriously. It’s frustrating that you don’t bend… everyone else seems to.