02-20-2018, 08:33 PM
Jaxen blandly watched their conversation, until the woman glanced expectantly at him like he was also bothering her with requests.
"And what do you want?"
He grinned, a few ideas coming to mind. "Maybe a good drink and a beautiful woman to share it with?"
Her expression flattened and she turned to deal with Nox instead. Jaxen shrugged and shifted attention to the wounded ancient.
"How do I want repaid?"
He mused over the possibilities. Nox had access to money, but what would Jaxen want with that? Now that he was back in dad's good graces again. He tucked his hands behind his back and rummaged around in some random office drawer just in case something interesting was stowed away. Nothing was.
"So this Atharim thing is real, after all. The people Ascendancy named. Suppose you could tell me about them? Someone has to be in charge of it?"
"And what do you want?"
He grinned, a few ideas coming to mind. "Maybe a good drink and a beautiful woman to share it with?"
Her expression flattened and she turned to deal with Nox instead. Jaxen shrugged and shifted attention to the wounded ancient.
"How do I want repaid?"
He mused over the possibilities. Nox had access to money, but what would Jaxen want with that? Now that he was back in dad's good graces again. He tucked his hands behind his back and rummaged around in some random office drawer just in case something interesting was stowed away. Nothing was.
"So this Atharim thing is real, after all. The people Ascendancy named. Suppose you could tell me about them? Someone has to be in charge of it?"