02-10-2014, 05:50 PM
When Claire accepted his offer he felt his muscles relax. Relief? Why on earth -?
It was inexplicable. Had he truly been nervous? He had changed much more than he had thought. The Tony Soloyov of old was immune to such things and the drunk Tony Soloyov too numb.
Yet...it felt less unpleasant than he expected. Less artificial.
Of course, the topic that ensued dampened the mood somewhat. Even he felt a chill thinking of the tattooed hunters that hounded Michael like wolves.
He nodded in understanding, allowing himself to relax the veil of fixed courtesy in favour of a more honest tone - less precise and polished, but warmer. "Apparently they are all over the world. As I said, Michael knows more, but he is...away...All I know is that they wear the mark of a snake eating it's own tail as a tattoo."
He laughed suddenly, to ease the mood more than anything. "Luckily the did not seem to know about you, and I am already dead. I would say we have a head start, at least, would you not?"
It was inexplicable. Had he truly been nervous? He had changed much more than he had thought. The Tony Soloyov of old was immune to such things and the drunk Tony Soloyov too numb.
Yet...it felt less unpleasant than he expected. Less artificial.
Of course, the topic that ensued dampened the mood somewhat. Even he felt a chill thinking of the tattooed hunters that hounded Michael like wolves.
He nodded in understanding, allowing himself to relax the veil of fixed courtesy in favour of a more honest tone - less precise and polished, but warmer. "Apparently they are all over the world. As I said, Michael knows more, but he is...away...All I know is that they wear the mark of a snake eating it's own tail as a tattoo."
He laughed suddenly, to ease the mood more than anything. "Luckily the did not seem to know about you, and I am already dead. I would say we have a head start, at least, would you not?"