08-22-2016, 10:22 PM
He shrugged, crunching on ice from his drink. He checked up on people. A man got bored sometimes, and the research was easy. Hell, sometimes he had all he needed to know in the space of a banya stream house.
Did he check into Oriena? Definitely. Did he really believe the rumor about Ascendancy-not really. Rumors circled that guy like flies. But that didn't mean he knew nothing about her. Or anyone else that caught his interest. "Only the good ones."
Oriena thought that curling her fingers around Manix would stoke jealous embers in her previous prey. Oh it did. But Jaxen didn't play games without tinkering with the rules.
He slipped from the couch and sauntered by Oriena, squeezing her shoulder as he did. "Be careful of this one, Manix. She'll claw your eyes out if she can. But it'll be worth it."
He laughed and headed for the door.
Did he check into Oriena? Definitely. Did he really believe the rumor about Ascendancy-not really. Rumors circled that guy like flies. But that didn't mean he knew nothing about her. Or anyone else that caught his interest. "Only the good ones."
Oriena thought that curling her fingers around Manix would stoke jealous embers in her previous prey. Oh it did. But Jaxen didn't play games without tinkering with the rules.
He slipped from the couch and sauntered by Oriena, squeezing her shoulder as he did. "Be careful of this one, Manix. She'll claw your eyes out if she can. But it'll be worth it."
He laughed and headed for the door.