Take another picture, drop it on your tongue
10-06-2018, 07:41 PM
Simple curiosity was what had brought her to his borders? Malleus resisted the urge to frown. He'd been hoping for more than that. Perhaps word of their exploits, a curiosity about their reputation. Neighborly curiosity was kind of mundane. "Curiosity, you say? Well, I hope we exceed your expectations, Alis." Malleus sat down across the border from Alis and studied her face again as he tried to suss out her true intentions. Even though it may have been her only intention, he wasn't satisfied with simple curiosity. It simply wasn't a satisfying answer and it left him wondering if she had ulterior motives. In all likelihood his suspicions were misplaced, but believing that changed nothing for him. He'd rather be wrong in this instance than duped. It was that simple. "So tell me," he ventured. "What can we do to satisfy this curiosity of yours?" |