03-12-2020, 02:57 PM
He twirled her and she laughed, a genuine trickle of pleasure completely removed from her reasons for being here tonight. Li’s hands were welcome, and the hunger grown in Nhysa’s expression unabashed. Dark eyes roamed the shadows cast against his face, lingering on the bite of his lips. For the accusation she gave a throaty laugh, and did not deny it. The girl was a trifling curiosity, really. Given her deportment at the Almaz and the flagrant use of her abilities, she was the sort of problem Nhysa might one day be sent to clear up, but Nhysa rarely cared about such things unless she was told to. She was loyal to the Custody, but it was not loyalty pulling the strings tonight.
“Help?” she repeated, amused. Given what she knew of his extracurriculars, she wondered if Li assumed her interest to stem from some misplaced desire to protect the crowds from a channeler in their midst. The woman had already proved herself dangerous, of course, but tonight she was but one possible spark in a powderkeg. Nhysa felt the shadows bristling, and though she knew the cost she ignored it for now. It was not an explanation she could share, and even if Li seemed deliciously different from his brethren, exposing her strange company was not on tonight’s agenda. For her own part it was a fairytale curiosity, following breadcrumbs through a forest. She was here to see what would happen.
A ribbon of light caught her attention, then, and her chin tilted to watch the dragon twist and soar above. How utterly delightful. A trick of the power, presumably, though she was blind to its construction. Her gaze followed the tail down to its creator cavorting through the gathering. Brave or stupid, and most likely ignorant. It made her smile all the same.
“Help?” she repeated, amused. Given what she knew of his extracurriculars, she wondered if Li assumed her interest to stem from some misplaced desire to protect the crowds from a channeler in their midst. The woman had already proved herself dangerous, of course, but tonight she was but one possible spark in a powderkeg. Nhysa felt the shadows bristling, and though she knew the cost she ignored it for now. It was not an explanation she could share, and even if Li seemed deliciously different from his brethren, exposing her strange company was not on tonight’s agenda. For her own part it was a fairytale curiosity, following breadcrumbs through a forest. She was here to see what would happen.
A ribbon of light caught her attention, then, and her chin tilted to watch the dragon twist and soar above. How utterly delightful. A trick of the power, presumably, though she was blind to its construction. Her gaze followed the tail down to its creator cavorting through the gathering. Brave or stupid, and most likely ignorant. It made her smile all the same.