He pulled his hands from his pockets to give her a bow. "Lady," he said in a tone that would have passed for formal if not for the amusement in his eyes. He strengthened up and ran a hand through his curls, using a bit of Craft to ensure the light caught on his wedding ring, so that it could not be missed. Not that he thought her likely to flirt with her given the seeming differences in ages. But after the whole mess with Aaron and Vaniya, one thing he always made sure of was that even if he was friendly, he was loyal to his wife and would never betray her. So as long as the other party understood and accepted that, a little harmless and friendly flirting was fine. He even enjoyed it from time to time. so long as everyone was clear upfront that it wouldn't go further than that.
Once there was no doubt in his mind that the ing had been seen he decided to cut the chase and tree the prey, as it were. He sat down as if sitting on a stool, though there was none there. "I do not know if you are as trapped in this web as I am, or part of it in some other way, but I suspect whoever is behind the web can hear me as well as you can, so I will say this to you both here and now." He still was smiling a lazy smile, his eyes still twinkled with mischief but there was a hard edge to them now.
And that cold Leia worried about? It showed itself as the floor began to subtly ice up as the air around them chilled.
"I am not safe right now," he said, still sounding calm, used to hiding his tension behind a pleasant voice and smile. Behind the twinkling of blue eyes. "This game has gone on too long, too long I have been without the anchor of Queen. And among the last things I recall was needing it. So if whoever created this little Tangled Web wants it to survive, send me back, or whatever you did in the times when I woke up in the trunks having missed things. Because right now?" His voice lost the pleasant edge, his eyes lost their sparkle but didn't - thank the darkness - glaze. His smile vanished. "Right now, I am a heartbeat away from a slaughter I am sure I will regret when I regain my senses. So, Lady, I recommend you get yourself and everyone else as far from me as possible, because I have never truly lost my temper while trapped in this particular Tangled web, and I do not know what affect it will have on the other minds once I do."
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Once there was no doubt in his mind that the ing had been seen he decided to cut the chase and tree the prey, as it were. He sat down as if sitting on a stool, though there was none there. "I do not know if you are as trapped in this web as I am, or part of it in some other way, but I suspect whoever is behind the web can hear me as well as you can, so I will say this to you both here and now." He still was smiling a lazy smile, his eyes still twinkled with mischief but there was a hard edge to them now.
And that cold Leia worried about? It showed itself as the floor began to subtly ice up as the air around them chilled.
"I am not safe right now," he said, still sounding calm, used to hiding his tension behind a pleasant voice and smile. Behind the twinkling of blue eyes. "This game has gone on too long, too long I have been without the anchor of Queen. And among the last things I recall was needing it. So if whoever created this little Tangled Web wants it to survive, send me back, or whatever you did in the times when I woke up in the trunks having missed things. Because right now?" His voice lost the pleasant edge, his eyes lost their sparkle but didn't - thank the darkness - glaze. His smile vanished. "Right now, I am a heartbeat away from a slaughter I am sure I will regret when I regain my senses. So, Lady, I recommend you get yourself and everyone else as far from me as possible, because I have never truly lost my temper while trapped in this particular Tangled web, and I do not know what affect it will have on the other minds once I do."