The Fae was all smiles. Wings twitched and feathers ruffled in a brief show of annoyance. Both at his tone and the way he attempted to stare down at her when there were scare few inches between their respective heights. He thought he could out-ice her; this steely Nordic prince with storm grey eyes. He was wrong, but she let him have the last word regardless, forcing the apologetic way her own eyes cast towards the floor.
"If only my day were truly so easy," she replied, her smile was gone, but she turned either cheek to the farewell. If nothing else, her brief exchange with the her sister's husband revealed that he always had something to say, and Darcias figured it was better to let him say it. Even though his words didn't match the hand on her shoulder, the contact was more comforting than she expected.
"I wish you the best of luck," she said, gaze sliding between to the two men. They would need it, even if they thought they didn't. Owen's determination and Sai's turn towards recklessness spelled bad combination. She kept any additional comments to herself; same as she had done for a majority of the visit. Cocking her head she watched them leave. With a wave of her hand, she locked the door when Sairus closed it behind him.
An exaggerated and slow clap began to sound off behind her and she would be ashamed to admit that she jumped. Swallowing, she turned to find Elliot sitting in her chair, probably having crawled out of some shadow in the corners of the office. "You did very well," he praised, as if there was anything complimentary about her recent bout of deception.
"I did what you asked," she pointed out, gaze dropping to the book atop her desk that had not been there before. A heavy looking tome, and she couldn't decide if the binding looked more like leather or like skin. Where had he gotten it?
"I trust you'll keep your end of the bargain?"
With a wolfish grin, Elliot pushed himself out of the chair, crossing the distance between them to place both hands on either of her shoulders. She wanted to shrug him off; the threatening grip was nothing like Owen's. Pulling her closer he pressed a kiss to her forehead, and managed to make the gesture seem mocking. "Of course," he said, lips still pressed to her head.
She didn't believe him.
~~
"Shall we, then?"
Sai nodded and the two men exited the room. Watching the two blondes interact, even for a brief moment had been a bit unsettling for the lynx. Stoic and cold, saying one thing and meaning another. Two conversations at once. Sairus was used to being - and dealing - with business that was a touch more transparent.
"I've been keeping contact with Aphrodite," the bodyguard explained in gravel tones as he pushed his fall of hair away from his eyes. "When Julianna goes missing like this, Aphrodite is usually the only one who hears from her." They walked back to the car quickly, needing to leave the Isles and get to their next destination, almost a two day drive.
"We'll be meeting Aphrodite in Valesport, she's taking care of some wereleopard business there. Said she'd heard from your wife and that she might be in that area. 'Dite is trying to keep her attention, but if she catches on she'll run."
"If only my day were truly so easy," she replied, her smile was gone, but she turned either cheek to the farewell. If nothing else, her brief exchange with the her sister's husband revealed that he always had something to say, and Darcias figured it was better to let him say it. Even though his words didn't match the hand on her shoulder, the contact was more comforting than she expected.
"I wish you the best of luck," she said, gaze sliding between to the two men. They would need it, even if they thought they didn't. Owen's determination and Sai's turn towards recklessness spelled bad combination. She kept any additional comments to herself; same as she had done for a majority of the visit. Cocking her head she watched them leave. With a wave of her hand, she locked the door when Sairus closed it behind him.
An exaggerated and slow clap began to sound off behind her and she would be ashamed to admit that she jumped. Swallowing, she turned to find Elliot sitting in her chair, probably having crawled out of some shadow in the corners of the office. "You did very well," he praised, as if there was anything complimentary about her recent bout of deception.
"I did what you asked," she pointed out, gaze dropping to the book atop her desk that had not been there before. A heavy looking tome, and she couldn't decide if the binding looked more like leather or like skin. Where had he gotten it?
"I trust you'll keep your end of the bargain?"
With a wolfish grin, Elliot pushed himself out of the chair, crossing the distance between them to place both hands on either of her shoulders. She wanted to shrug him off; the threatening grip was nothing like Owen's. Pulling her closer he pressed a kiss to her forehead, and managed to make the gesture seem mocking. "Of course," he said, lips still pressed to her head.
She didn't believe him.
~~
"Shall we, then?"
Sai nodded and the two men exited the room. Watching the two blondes interact, even for a brief moment had been a bit unsettling for the lynx. Stoic and cold, saying one thing and meaning another. Two conversations at once. Sairus was used to being - and dealing - with business that was a touch more transparent.
"I've been keeping contact with Aphrodite," the bodyguard explained in gravel tones as he pushed his fall of hair away from his eyes. "When Julianna goes missing like this, Aphrodite is usually the only one who hears from her." They walked back to the car quickly, needing to leave the Isles and get to their next destination, almost a two day drive.
"We'll be meeting Aphrodite in Valesport, she's taking care of some wereleopard business there. Said she'd heard from your wife and that she might be in that area. 'Dite is trying to keep her attention, but if she catches on she'll run."
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