11-27-2021, 07:58 PM
“So you are interested in me,” Adrian’s smile was a blend of accusation and tease. Maybe she sought leverage. Most did. Just as her statement about the entire world attempting to summit the final climb. But that she inquired of his story meant the connection wasn't a full failure. “I wouldn’t turn down the chance to meet him, if the opportunity presented itself, but I don’t waste my energy hacking at the impenetrable. It’s a dangerous and tiring game, and I’ve better things to do,” he shrugged. Whether or not that was true or the story he told out loud was uncertain. Either way, he was a man of the long game. Let others destroy one another to reach the top. Eventually, he’d crawl over the bodies left behind and get there anyway.
Her question didn’t spark any drama of old wounds or hint at secret stories. “My reasons are rather borish, I am sorry to say. I was offered a scholarship for university here. I took it and have done well since. The only thing waiting at home is an estranged family I don't care to mend, but I suppose you know all about that,” he said only to immediately soften his expression with one of concern, “I’m sorry. I should not have said that.” Not that he thought her delicate, but his own honor blurred with the strategy of conquest so fiercely sometimes that even Adrian couldn’t discern his own sincerity when it came out.
Her question didn’t spark any drama of old wounds or hint at secret stories. “My reasons are rather borish, I am sorry to say. I was offered a scholarship for university here. I took it and have done well since. The only thing waiting at home is an estranged family I don't care to mend, but I suppose you know all about that,” he said only to immediately soften his expression with one of concern, “I’m sorry. I should not have said that.” Not that he thought her delicate, but his own honor blurred with the strategy of conquest so fiercely sometimes that even Adrian couldn’t discern his own sincerity when it came out.