Look who's back!
04-14-2018, 03:27 PM
The little red woman was just as feisty as he remembered. There were few creatures whose snark didn't annoy him and Iskra was one of them. It made sense for a creature of fire to be fiery, did it not? Her casual disregard for respect just came with the territory and Malleus was fairly certain he had more to gain by going with the flow than standing against it. "Indeed it would have," he said with a warmth he didn't quite feel. There was still a chance this was ruse. He'd spent just enough time with Iskra to know he enjoyed her company, but not enough to really know her. There were other factors at play that he would be foolish to ignore in favor of his positive opinion of her. She talked a big game, but could she back it up? Malleus snorted a soft laugh, then said, "Let's see these "spectacular" gifts, then. If they're as grand as you say I'm sure we can work something out." He would be happy to work out another deal with her if she came through today. "Looking for someone?" Rats, he'd been made. His expression serious - they both knew why he was looking around, after all - Malleus tried to catch and hold Iskra's gaze. If she was going to call him out on it then it may as well be out in the open, right? No secrets. He was looking for her boyfriend (mate?) because he didn't trust her. Because it would be foolish to trust her. "One can never be too careful." Iskra forged ahead with contagious enthusiasm. She was either eager to get on with the presentation or trying to distract him. He wanted to believe it was the former but the risk if it was the latter was too great to ignore. Nevertheless he couldn't help but feel genuinely eager to see what she'd brought him. In response to her dramatic words Malleus rolled his eyes good-naturedly. His voice flat for comedic effect, he said, "I'm positively giddy with excitement." |