Bagoas, were he privy to the reasoning behind Horst's actions, would be inclined to agree that a more formal approach be more appropriate - were he a man. Seeing as he is a eunuch, his roles are indeed varied, but inherently different to those of a man. His distinct set of roles, set apart from the many other variations if his kins, all revolve around the concept of pleasing. In one way or another, he is to entertain the senses, he is to captivate and beguile, he is to smooth ruffled feathers and forge bonds between men without their knowing.
Right here, in this moment, all of those things and many more translate into his bent knees and once the man is seated, his subtle mimicry of Horst's lines.
He meets Horst's eye, and takes his meaning spoken and otherwise. 'Speak out of turn', why yes. Bagoas would be the first to proclaim his outrage should Horst overstep his boundaries... But that is an aside. Once his ally-in-the-making has put forth his initial argument and issued query, Bagoas leans ever so slightly forward.
His painted eyebrows rise and fall in the space of a measured breath. A shrug of its own kind, echoing Horst's sentiment. "In my former life I lived quite happily in the shadow of a great man, and I learned many things I did not know prior. One such lesson is the need for vision."
Bagoas averts his eyes briefly, but when he renews his focus his eyes meet Horst's directly. "But for one man's vision to give fruit, he must convince peer and enemy both the rightness of his cause. I think, it is in that we have failed in the past. Some have made attempts, of course, but a leader must first learn to follow, or he won't be any good to anyone."
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Right here, in this moment, all of those things and many more translate into his bent knees and once the man is seated, his subtle mimicry of Horst's lines.
He meets Horst's eye, and takes his meaning spoken and otherwise. 'Speak out of turn', why yes. Bagoas would be the first to proclaim his outrage should Horst overstep his boundaries... But that is an aside. Once his ally-in-the-making has put forth his initial argument and issued query, Bagoas leans ever so slightly forward.
His painted eyebrows rise and fall in the space of a measured breath. A shrug of its own kind, echoing Horst's sentiment. "In my former life I lived quite happily in the shadow of a great man, and I learned many things I did not know prior. One such lesson is the need for vision."
Bagoas averts his eyes briefly, but when he renews his focus his eyes meet Horst's directly. "But for one man's vision to give fruit, he must convince peer and enemy both the rightness of his cause. I think, it is in that we have failed in the past. Some have made attempts, of course, but a leader must first learn to follow, or he won't be any good to anyone."