eyes wide shut

Elias watched the wolfhound carefully as it came to a halt, taking note of how effortlessly he seemed to do so. His grace did not go unnoticed. It was, in fact, admired as Elias tilted his head slightly to the left and watched him as he approached. Everything about this man's demeanor was different than the night Elias had come across Poser. Poser had been so forward, so vocal.. this one seemed to lack the same wordy entrance and overbearing sense of confidence that later turned into... cowardice as he ran from Elias' attempt to dominate him.

This one was taller, too.. and his eyes glimmering as if one with the earth around him.. like a true hunter. Elias lifted his skull finally now that he finished assessing Dimitri, radiating an air of nobility as his ears pulled forward in the demon's direction. "Hardly a disappointment, Poser would be running to the ends of the earth as soon as he'd heard it was me. Now that I look at you closer, you're very different. I should not have assumed." Would he be upset that he insulted Poser's honor? His teeth were flashed in a wicked grin as he suppressed the desire to release a grim chuckle. No, stay.. connected with your heart, Elias.

He soothed his own inner demon as he forced himself to remain in a harmless mindset, though.. it wasn't hard for him as he looked at the man in front of him yet again. Elias was planning something big, planning a claim for lands of his own and a kingdom to bring his bastard children some sort of honor. He would need soldiers, and.. something about the stranger before him called to him. Perhaps it was how elegantly he moved, like something not of this plane. But, how brave was his heart in comparison to Poser? He came from him, after all. Elias chose to be cautious and not get overly hopeful of this one, but the thought of running with him was there.. chewing on his mind without room for doubt.