Tristian is the most level-headed of the Lords. He’s less prone to rage or tantrums. Even when he’s abusive or controlling, he does it with sugary words and a pretty smile. He can be kind, in his own ass-backward way. Doting and attentive, so saccharine that it aches. Rath might be a deft hand at manipulating me into caring about him, but Tristian is an expert at manipulating me into thinking he cares. He doesn’t—not in any real way.
