01-24-2020, 06:59 PM
He was teasing. The white tips of her teeth showed an indulging smile, amused by the banality of a television commercial -- or at the gulf between their worlds. It was easy to forget who he was when she knew the little dark crevices of his secret world, and the monsters that dwelt within it. Nhysa laughed. Li was recognisable to anyone who truly cared to look, and even in jest she had no wish to remind the drifting crowds around them of his identity. She leaned to his ear, smirking. “I think I would rather not share.”
The bald accusation of her duplicity was met with acceptance and not a hint of embarrassment. Rather her smile hooked a little deeper, a glint of calculation flaring the depths of her eyes. Had this been a job perhaps she would have been less inclined to honesty, though in that case she would not have invited Li along at all. “You remember the girl at the Almaz? The one with the wolf? She keeps unexpected company, don’t you think.” A brief incline of her head indicated behind, though she did not look; she did not need to, with the glow of intricate power that bloomed from that direction.
The bald accusation of her duplicity was met with acceptance and not a hint of embarrassment. Rather her smile hooked a little deeper, a glint of calculation flaring the depths of her eyes. Had this been a job perhaps she would have been less inclined to honesty, though in that case she would not have invited Li along at all. “You remember the girl at the Almaz? The one with the wolf? She keeps unexpected company, don’t you think.” A brief incline of her head indicated behind, though she did not look; she did not need to, with the glow of intricate power that bloomed from that direction.