Ability hits the mark where presumption overshoots and diffidence falls short. I would have amazed had you been able to make such a claim.The smile this time was a little more sincere, trying to make up a bit for the rudeness he just displayed. He wasn't usually rude, but tonight he was a bit on edge, inside, the hunger within him begging for satisfaction, even if he would leave it wanting and unfulfilled.
A useful, and well sought after skill, Ser. I'm told that patterns can predict the future, do you find this so?He ignored the remark about being out of sequence. He was, after all. He had to get out of the palace, the walls had been closing in, in such proximity to Seraphine -- and that woman would be the death of him before too long.
Malik leaned forward and took one of the glasses left behind, his eyes closing as he lifted the drink and smelled the bouquet after a good swirl of the glass. He was rude, but not uncultured, and knew how to appreciate the wine he was presented. It would be easy for him to secure, his official title would give him that, but his personal title, family head, of a disgraced family no less, would never allow him to have such a vintage. The magic it held, making the inside of his nose tickle even, the scent receptors there delighting in the magical additions. The drink he took was enough to fill the mouth, and savor, nodding gently at the taste, how easy the wine slid over the tongue.
Tasty, the magic added?
He looked away, at the suggestion he was there looking for something. He was, of course, a distraction, and Quinn was giving him one, the hunger felt more lax, less at the forefront of his thoughts, and the small taste of wine allowed him to ease some. It was good, and the color, the almost electric blue of it was a novelty that made the corner of his mouth twitch slightly into a smile.
Distractions mostly. I'm... ever so bored trying to secure a decent enough match for my younger sister. Do you have family, Ser..?Malik trailed off, waiting for the other man to supply a name for him.
@Quintilian Frey
07-13-2024, 01:24 PM
