"A visit through the window," he murmured, not swayed by her smile. He'd been resisting sweet smiles since he came to be of marrying age. "If you're trying to convince me of an illicit affair with the Duchess, you'll need to offer more interesting details."
It would be funny if she did. Untrue, but funny.
Familiar enough with spells to have willow ash on her person, to use it against his charm. Chose to break into his home, specifically, which had little to recommend it except the artifacts within. Expensive, to be fair, but not worth the trouble for most.
They weren't going to get anywhere with this if she kept trying to lie to him.
"You know, I'm feeling generous. I think perhaps I do have a gift for you." He opened the bureau, sifted through some of the miscellaneous abandoned projects until he found what he was looking for. A silver ring with a wide oval of polished kyanite, he pulled a stick pin from his lapel, used it to scratch shapes into the band. They were small and intricate, and it was a wonder he could see anything at all clearly enough through the eyeholes of his mask.
"There," he said, returning the pin to its place as he admired his handiwork. "I think it suits you."
Long, slow steps brought him back to her side, where he knelt to present her with the ring. As he had done nothing similar for any other woman, that made this home invader rather special. He doubted she'd appreciate it. "Put it on," he said, and it was not a request. "You'll be on your way to see the Duchess soon enough."
After he had answers.
It would be funny if she did. Untrue, but funny.
Familiar enough with spells to have willow ash on her person, to use it against his charm. Chose to break into his home, specifically, which had little to recommend it except the artifacts within. Expensive, to be fair, but not worth the trouble for most.
They weren't going to get anywhere with this if she kept trying to lie to him.
"You know, I'm feeling generous. I think perhaps I do have a gift for you." He opened the bureau, sifted through some of the miscellaneous abandoned projects until he found what he was looking for. A silver ring with a wide oval of polished kyanite, he pulled a stick pin from his lapel, used it to scratch shapes into the band. They were small and intricate, and it was a wonder he could see anything at all clearly enough through the eyeholes of his mask.
"There," he said, returning the pin to its place as he admired his handiwork. "I think it suits you."
Long, slow steps brought him back to her side, where he knelt to present her with the ring. As he had done nothing similar for any other woman, that made this home invader rather special. He doubted she'd appreciate it. "Put it on," he said, and it was not a request. "You'll be on your way to see the Duchess soon enough."
After he had answers.
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