Fate Draws Us Together
Ikigai
Defender
06-30-2022, 08:23 PM
Despite himself, he did find himself genuinely curious about her and her musical abilities. Once he set his mind to something it was impossible to make him deviate from his focus and he was certainly willing to do whatever it took to achieve what he wanted—including taking interest in the hobbies and habits of a Princess apparently. Still, as curious as he was about the unusual instrument from a far off land that she described, the way she hesitated when she mentioned her father drew his attention more. Up until that moment she had been sure of her words and spoke in a way that was intelligent and lyrical so the brief moment of hesitation was enough to make him take notice.
He didn’t bring it up right away, instead letting her go on as she mentioned that he would likely hear her play in Elysium. He smiled with a small flash of teeth, the angle of his smile slightly crooked and roguish, the warmth of it lighting up his face with his intentional, natural charm. “I’ll be looking forward to it.” She went on, saying how she would introduce him to the Empress tomorrow and spoke of them assigning a page to accompany him while he was here. A teasing humor crossed his expression with a small, disappointed frown as he replied, “Ah, I won’t be accompanied by you then? A pity.” A little hint of the interest he held in her slipped with the look he held in his aqua gaze, chuckling softly as he leaned back a bit, settling into the pillows more comfortably as his large paws crossed one over the other.
Eager to keep her engaged in conversation and learn more nuances of her that he could learn and know about her, he hummed curiously as he looked at her with a slight tip of his head. “You said I would be meeting the Empress… Will I not be meeting your father as well?” He played it as he had noticed the missing mention of her father in the plans that had been made for him tomorrow, letting the small slip she had before go unmentioned. From first impressions she seemed like the type that didn’t often make mistakes and if he was going to go prying into her personal life he felt it was best if he didn’t bring up things that might sour her first experience with him, even if it was just a small thing he had picked up on.
"Deimos Mendacium"
He didn’t bring it up right away, instead letting her go on as she mentioned that he would likely hear her play in Elysium. He smiled with a small flash of teeth, the angle of his smile slightly crooked and roguish, the warmth of it lighting up his face with his intentional, natural charm. “I’ll be looking forward to it.” She went on, saying how she would introduce him to the Empress tomorrow and spoke of them assigning a page to accompany him while he was here. A teasing humor crossed his expression with a small, disappointed frown as he replied, “Ah, I won’t be accompanied by you then? A pity.” A little hint of the interest he held in her slipped with the look he held in his aqua gaze, chuckling softly as he leaned back a bit, settling into the pillows more comfortably as his large paws crossed one over the other.
Eager to keep her engaged in conversation and learn more nuances of her that he could learn and know about her, he hummed curiously as he looked at her with a slight tip of his head. “You said I would be meeting the Empress… Will I not be meeting your father as well?” He played it as he had noticed the missing mention of her father in the plans that had been made for him tomorrow, letting the small slip she had before go unmentioned. From first impressions she seemed like the type that didn’t often make mistakes and if he was going to go prying into her personal life he felt it was best if he didn’t bring up things that might sour her first experience with him, even if it was just a small thing he had picked up on.
