Ah, what a stolen moment! As surely as the man sitting in the chair hears it, one has to be certain that he would have as well. Would his heart have skipped in his chest?
Would some of that outer facade just begin to crack, like it had when Enver Gortash followed the rather imposing wolf's movements at the masque? Or might it have crumbled right there? Left in much the same state that it had been the night before, after Raphael took care dismantling it brick by brick as he revealed the utter hopelessness of his fate to him?
He would have to thank his soon-to-be client later. Even if there was to be a full exchange when all was said and done, at least he had been given a little time to enjoy hosting his guest.
"I'm afraid not." The devil's voice is metallic and precise, cutting through the silence in the air like a knife, and he rises to fully turn and face his guests. "But close at hand, if we're in a mood to bargain today."
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Ah, what a stolen moment! As surely as the man sitting in the chair hears it, one has to be certain that he would have as well. Would his heart have skipped in his chest?
Would some of that outer facade just begin to crack, like it had when Enver Gortash followed the rather imposing wolf's movements at the masque? Or might it have crumbled right there? Left in much the same state that it had been the night before, after Raphael took care dismantling it brick by brick as he revealed the utter hopelessness of his fate to him?
He would have to thank his soon-to-be client later. Even if there was to be a full exchange when all was said and done, at least he had been given a little time to enjoy hosting his guest.
"I'm afraid not." The devil's voice is metallic and precise, cutting through the silence in the air like a knife, and he rises to fully turn and face his guests. "But close at hand, if we're in a mood to bargain today."