Having his bluff called is almost as satisfying as if she'd played along. Almost. Nevertheless, he heroically soldiers on.
"We both have been stuck somewhere we don't belong, bound to something we aren't meant to be bound to, and most importantly- and this really is the vital bit -, we have more or less have been left to our own devices. So it's possible that you are either radically underestimating me and what I am capable of today, or--"
A shrug. A smile. It has too many teeth, but doesn't sound like a threat. Not really. "It is only a matter of time before things get really nasty."
And then, springing ever so deftly from somber note to good cheer: "Or maybe neither. Who can say with Afrits. He may have been batty from the get go."
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Date: 2019-08-18 02:53 am (UTC)"We both have been stuck somewhere we don't belong, bound to something we aren't meant to be bound to, and most importantly- and this really is the vital bit -, we have more or less have been left to our own devices. So it's possible that you are either radically underestimating me and what I am capable of today, or--"
A shrug. A smile. It has too many teeth, but doesn't sound like a threat. Not really. "It is only a matter of time before things get really nasty."
And then, springing ever so deftly from somber note to good cheer: "Or maybe neither. Who can say with Afrits. He may have been batty from the get go."