Several things click into place all at once, both about Ashley's attitude and the nature of their relationship. He's had suspicions for a while, but it's a fairly big leap to make, and he didn't wish to make it uninformed,
"I presume you're not speaking of necromancy?" he lets his lips curve up into a wicked little smile, his tone teasing but without any kind of condemnation. He's not the sort to condemn (men condemn themselves, not him) but even if he were, this is not a sin he would be able to be anything but a hypocrite if he turned his nose up at.
The mystery solved, or at least enough of it solved to make reasonable sense, Ereuvir finds that he's a lot more interested in Arkady properly than in the overall story, now. He lets the grin mellow a bit, his posture ease,
"But here I am, interrogating you in your own entryway. Perhaps I should be a bit more honest with you. I don't typically drag souls screaming into my domain, but you already belong there. I had thought to correct the error. But now, I find myself more intrigued by how it was done and how you learned to do it than feeling a need to undo it," his smile edges a bit more sinister, "Though perhaps by the end of the evening, you will come with me willingly." He shrugs drops that tone for a more jovial one again,
"Do you have anywhere more hospitable where we might discuss things further? I apologize for making you play host on such short notice."
![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png){kind=small}
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
chiming
no subject
Date: 2018-10-26 01:35 am (UTC)From:"I presume you're not speaking of necromancy?" he lets his lips curve up into a wicked little smile, his tone teasing but without any kind of condemnation. He's not the sort to condemn (men condemn themselves, not him) but even if he were, this is not a sin he would be able to be anything but a hypocrite if he turned his nose up at.
The mystery solved, or at least enough of it solved to make reasonable sense, Ereuvir finds that he's a lot more interested in Arkady properly than in the overall story, now. He lets the grin mellow a bit, his posture ease,
"But here I am, interrogating you in your own entryway. Perhaps I should be a bit more honest with you. I don't typically drag souls screaming into my domain, but you already belong there. I had thought to correct the error. But now, I find myself more intrigued by how it was done and how you learned to do it than feeling a need to undo it," his smile edges a bit more sinister, "Though perhaps by the end of the evening, you will come with me willingly." He shrugs drops that tone for a more jovial one again,
"Do you have anywhere more hospitable where we might discuss things further? I apologize for making you play host on such short notice."