Soot’s mouth drew out into a flat line, her eyes narrowing as she bristled. “Shut.. up.” The painter slammed her hands down on the table, rising to her feet and pointing across the table at Rosethal, waggling her finger at the brutish sorcerer.
 
“The almighty places everyone where they deserve to be… Is that why you think you’re better than a Sultan? And Since when does this constitute ‘[i]taking care[/i]’ of those who serve you! Looks like you’re bungling that [i]duty[/i]. You didn’t take [i]any[/i] care! You just scooped me up because you’re so bad at cards you had to find more things you didn’t earn to ante with. At the end of this game, when you end up trounced by firewheels, none of their spoils are going to be anything you [i]owned[/i] in the first place!”

The painter learned in, her cheeks going red as she ranted “Remove the studio of the painter who WORKS FOR YOU, that is SO smart! Grade A ‘Mistressing’ Rosethal! So what! You want to threaten me with the idea of you whining to your mother? I wonder how Ruz would feel right now if she found out you were trying to sell me off instead of letting me do my work!” Soot inhaled deep before continuing  

“Because, you know, Ruz [i]likes[/i] me. I [i]impress[/i] her! I’m not a [i]burden[/i] who gets in my mother’s way, because I feel the need to prove my superiority. So I THINK Rosethal ‘what’s necessary’, is that you shut up, and play cards, and when I win, or the firewheels clean us both out, I continue working normally. What's ‘necessary’ is that you stop getting in the way of my work and what ISN'T necessary is me listening to you just because you think you can just use servants as coins for a game. Let alone the fact you don't seem to understand that some people aren't just your playthings, they are talented experts, who hold mastery over fields of study you couldn't even partially understand!” Soot stopped, panting, her finger shaking in front of Rose’s face between shaky breaths.


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The idea being that soot is kinda staggering, specifically like.. the version that is 'lashing out'. But i suppose theres some interpretation there 
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