[The Garden] Praeceptor of the Reliquiae

[Nox]

At least he wasn't that long winded in this answer. Though he was less interested in the words and more interested in watching the Ascendnacy's reaction to Eliot. Eliot was playing the handicapped channeler. Though he was harder and smarter than he wanted to be thought of in the moment. Both men were playing a game and the Ascendancy would win. Eliot was on his own, he wasn't going to stand up to the Ascendancy after he'd smited a woman for disobeying. Nox was not looking to die. He wasn't looking to help Eliot either.

But the cold was seaping into his bones and he knew, the smirk on Allan's face was all about his discomfort. Nox wasn't sure what he'd done to the man but Allan didn't look at him. And Nox avoided looking too long at Jay, and the other dominion Nox didn't know. But his eyes never lingered long except for on the Ascendancy. He wasn't sure what to expect, and he hadn't been asked any questions so he wasn't about to speak up. This was all Eliot's game.