He had to give the price regent credit. If the act of Xiah invading his personal space and pressing his person upon him—his mouth of all things—bothered Elliot, he wasn’t giving it away. This wasn’t a test, and Xiah wouldn’t say he wasn’t the ‘testing’ type; he could be, given the right situation and leverage. However, Elliot’s stoicism in the face of untested power—insofar as the other man might be concerned, because he truly seemed to know nothing of Xiah or The Pages—was... well... admirable didn’t seem like the right word. Impressive? Attractive? Perhaps there wasn’t one that encompassed all of meaning he required.
And it told The Page two things:
One, he dealt in high stakes, even if the possibility of payoff was limited or had little guarantee; and two, he was willing to do nigh on anything to accomplish his own goals, whatever they were. It was always possible that Elliot was simply too full of himself or stupid. The former could be true based on what he’d witnessed thus far, but Xiah didn’t even entertain the thought that this creature was stupid.
Interesting.
He was unable to forgo smiling a ridiculously wicked smile when the other man allowed him to deepen the kiss. Hubris was reckless for a wizard, but he just didn’t give a damn and didn’t want to when it was impossible to deny his own nature. Thus, when Elliot allowed him as much, Xiah’s fingers slipped further—curling along the other man’s scalp just so because he could. But as quickly as it had begun, it was over. A pity, really; especially given the way the prince regent inhaled—breath shaken. Xiah exhaled in the same moment, his smile now muted, but devious all the same—looking a little drunk on power while at the same time knowing something else entirely.
He smirked, eyes half hooded, as Elliot briefly gave him a once over. The Page met his eyes for scant second before Elliot turned to his guard dog. As he prince regent spoke to the beast Xiah took a moment to lift his hand; black fabric slipped down his sleeve, gathering like a curtain at his elbow as he eyed the appendage. Fingers uncurled as his gaze beheld it with satisfaction.
Power. His.
As Elliot’s life force was tethered his own, as it was now bound, he felt gratified with the knowledge that all was as it should be. Even as Elliot spoke to him he did not seem to listen. Rather, he spread his hand outward and looked through the slips of his spreads fingers at the dying runes on the walls. That same power suffused into him, releasing outward to do as he bade. Slowly, the blue-white runes on the wall changed—became brighter while at the same time becoming a dark red that lit the room far better than Cedric’s waning light magic. He exhaled through his nose as he lowered his hand, gratified with both the small taste and a flex of his muscles.
The corner of his mouth quirked as he met Elliot’s gaze finally. «Nothing you have not already obtained, Elliot.»
And it told The Page two things:
One, he dealt in high stakes, even if the possibility of payoff was limited or had little guarantee; and two, he was willing to do nigh on anything to accomplish his own goals, whatever they were. It was always possible that Elliot was simply too full of himself or stupid. The former could be true based on what he’d witnessed thus far, but Xiah didn’t even entertain the thought that this creature was stupid.
Interesting.
He was unable to forgo smiling a ridiculously wicked smile when the other man allowed him to deepen the kiss. Hubris was reckless for a wizard, but he just didn’t give a damn and didn’t want to when it was impossible to deny his own nature. Thus, when Elliot allowed him as much, Xiah’s fingers slipped further—curling along the other man’s scalp just so because he could. But as quickly as it had begun, it was over. A pity, really; especially given the way the prince regent inhaled—breath shaken. Xiah exhaled in the same moment, his smile now muted, but devious all the same—looking a little drunk on power while at the same time knowing something else entirely.
He smirked, eyes half hooded, as Elliot briefly gave him a once over. The Page met his eyes for scant second before Elliot turned to his guard dog. As he prince regent spoke to the beast Xiah took a moment to lift his hand; black fabric slipped down his sleeve, gathering like a curtain at his elbow as he eyed the appendage. Fingers uncurled as his gaze beheld it with satisfaction.
Power. His.
As Elliot’s life force was tethered his own, as it was now bound, he felt gratified with the knowledge that all was as it should be. Even as Elliot spoke to him he did not seem to listen. Rather, he spread his hand outward and looked through the slips of his spreads fingers at the dying runes on the walls. That same power suffused into him, releasing outward to do as he bade. Slowly, the blue-white runes on the wall changed—became brighter while at the same time becoming a dark red that lit the room far better than Cedric’s waning light magic. He exhaled through his nose as he lowered his hand, gratified with both the small taste and a flex of his muscles.
The corner of his mouth quirked as he met Elliot’s gaze finally. «Nothing you have not already obtained, Elliot.»
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