She scoffed when he claimed the man had loved him. They would have all said they loved him, if it would have given them the opportunity to be with him. And in the end not a single one of them would ever have anything to show for it.
«Perhaps he'd decided to leave you in death as one would often find you in life. With your cock out. A stunning tribute if you really think about it.» She could hardly get the last of the words out, still too busy giggling. It would not have been so funny were he not still so bitter about it. «Oh, and here I thought you had feared for your dignity. Not for the chance necrophile wandering the woods at night. Stalking for corpses that just happen to have their genitalia out for the taking.»
Adelphie rolled her eyes, tugging at her gloves as she presented him with an expression that implied he should have known better. «I will compound interest upon your winnings, and then you can buy a dozen new horses and go about convincing someone new to let you do filthy things upon them. Perhaps, that will finally soothe your wounded ego?»
She never bothered to try and talk him out of the sobriquet. Wasted words that would fall on deaf ears, and she preferred to use her time and her mouth for more important things. That did not, however, stop her from behaving as if he had called her something terrible. «Yes, I am,» she agreed, ignoring the click of his tongue. Ignoring the potential that he could have been teasing her. «You would think in all that time you spent with me you would have learned something about running a business.» She held up both hands to either side, in a gesticulation that was both a flourish and a shrug; gesturing to the bookstore he claimed to be running.
«I did not barge,» she defended, unclasping the furs the he continued to scowl at. She pulled them from her shoulders, and set them on the empty stool next to her. Hands smoothed over her blazer. «I was merely a customer looking for assistance. All in all I was very polite about it. If you were not such a terrible businessmen I would not have to have been back here.»
She was silenced as Elijah spoke. The words immediately set her teeth on edge, but the only indication she was bothered was the way her jaw clenched. She kept her gaze on Jean, brows raised as she listened to what sounded like a scolding. As Jean replied, she sighed. If they were going to keep on like this she really would need a drink. It was bad enough not knowing what they were saying. Several millennia of languages at her disposal only to be left out of the loop was a bit frustrating.
«My apologies Elijah, dear,» she said when she was able. Only assuming that her comment had been the thing to annoy him so. All burning cedar. She didn’t bother to discontinue speaking French, since he apparently had no trouble understanding her. She looked at him over her shoulder; ever-smiling. «I did not mean to offend.» In which, she was being quite honest. There were only so many ways to turn a phrase to refer to the way Jean collected people, and not quite people, for his own amusement. In retrospect she could see why someone would be offended by the term, if they thought themselves to be something more. A thoughtful noise sounded in her throat, as she leaned forward to set her cane upon the floor, leaning it against the island. Pulling her bag closer, she reached within it to extract a bottle of wine.
Over-sized purses were good for some many things.
«I suppose that is true,» she replied, nodding as she peeled the silver paper away from the bottle's cork. «I will admit I was surprised to find everyone wearing them. Especially that darling kitten of yours. Seems like such a waste. I assume you have something I can open this with,» she gestured with the bottle. «Or have you given up on everything fun?»
«Perhaps he'd decided to leave you in death as one would often find you in life. With your cock out. A stunning tribute if you really think about it.» She could hardly get the last of the words out, still too busy giggling. It would not have been so funny were he not still so bitter about it. «Oh, and here I thought you had feared for your dignity. Not for the chance necrophile wandering the woods at night. Stalking for corpses that just happen to have their genitalia out for the taking.»
Adelphie rolled her eyes, tugging at her gloves as she presented him with an expression that implied he should have known better. «I will compound interest upon your winnings, and then you can buy a dozen new horses and go about convincing someone new to let you do filthy things upon them. Perhaps, that will finally soothe your wounded ego?»
She never bothered to try and talk him out of the sobriquet. Wasted words that would fall on deaf ears, and she preferred to use her time and her mouth for more important things. That did not, however, stop her from behaving as if he had called her something terrible. «Yes, I am,» she agreed, ignoring the click of his tongue. Ignoring the potential that he could have been teasing her. «You would think in all that time you spent with me you would have learned something about running a business.» She held up both hands to either side, in a gesticulation that was both a flourish and a shrug; gesturing to the bookstore he claimed to be running.
«I did not barge,» she defended, unclasping the furs the he continued to scowl at. She pulled them from her shoulders, and set them on the empty stool next to her. Hands smoothed over her blazer. «I was merely a customer looking for assistance. All in all I was very polite about it. If you were not such a terrible businessmen I would not have to have been back here.»
She was silenced as Elijah spoke. The words immediately set her teeth on edge, but the only indication she was bothered was the way her jaw clenched. She kept her gaze on Jean, brows raised as she listened to what sounded like a scolding. As Jean replied, she sighed. If they were going to keep on like this she really would need a drink. It was bad enough not knowing what they were saying. Several millennia of languages at her disposal only to be left out of the loop was a bit frustrating.
«My apologies Elijah, dear,» she said when she was able. Only assuming that her comment had been the thing to annoy him so. All burning cedar. She didn’t bother to discontinue speaking French, since he apparently had no trouble understanding her. She looked at him over her shoulder; ever-smiling. «I did not mean to offend.» In which, she was being quite honest. There were only so many ways to turn a phrase to refer to the way Jean collected people, and not quite people, for his own amusement. In retrospect she could see why someone would be offended by the term, if they thought themselves to be something more. A thoughtful noise sounded in her throat, as she leaned forward to set her cane upon the floor, leaning it against the island. Pulling her bag closer, she reached within it to extract a bottle of wine.
Over-sized purses were good for some many things.
«I suppose that is true,» she replied, nodding as she peeled the silver paper away from the bottle's cork. «I will admit I was surprised to find everyone wearing them. Especially that darling kitten of yours. Seems like such a waste. I assume you have something I can open this with,» she gestured with the bottle. «Or have you given up on everything fun?»
I fear no fate (for you are my fate, my sweet) I want no world (for beautiful you are my world, my true) and it’s you are whatever a moon has always meant and whatever a sun will always sing is you.
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