[Ari's instinctive thought is to tell him how unnecessary it was. That she's perfectly capable of managing this expedition, and that includes him and Klaus.
She doesn't, though. It'd be too defensive. Too needy? Maybe he'd take it that way. You're stronger if you can ignore minor irritations. Oda can do what he wants. Instead, she says, calmly:]
I see.
It was an easy mistake. Not worth fretting over now. But so you know, she and I have no contract.
[This last, Ari says with an intensity and a gravitas that suggest it means something other than not having a formal written contract the way she and Nobunaga do.]
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She doesn't, though. It'd be too defensive. Too needy? Maybe he'd take it that way. You're stronger if you can ignore minor irritations. Oda can do what he wants. Instead, she says, calmly:]
I see.
It was an easy mistake. Not worth fretting over now. But so you know, she and I have no contract.
[This last, Ari says with an intensity and a gravitas that suggest it means something other than not having a formal written contract the way she and Nobunaga do.]