08-17-2016, 12:19 PM
He watched her carefully, senses fully extended. Her irritation was there, in her face, in her voice. She resented being here, being the serpent caught in a cleft stick. But her words were true enough. More importantly, they were logical.
Not that he trusted her. He never would. But you had to use the tools you had. His eye flicked to the package, he thought about Theiss. It would be enough. Hopefully.
He stood to his full height, towering over her seated form- already small. "Alright. You may return to the exercise room or the library or wherever if you wish. Just do not leave the mansion. I would not lose you, little bird. Not when you are the only one who can follow the breadcrumbs." His voice was cool and still, at peace.
When she was gone, he turned to Barovsky and relaxed, letting the meditative state go. He was with a man he trusted, a man as close to a friend as he would allow. And that was only so far. "The girl is a trial. But hopefully the trial will be over soon."
Not that he trusted her. He never would. But you had to use the tools you had. His eye flicked to the package, he thought about Theiss. It would be enough. Hopefully.
He stood to his full height, towering over her seated form- already small. "Alright. You may return to the exercise room or the library or wherever if you wish. Just do not leave the mansion. I would not lose you, little bird. Not when you are the only one who can follow the breadcrumbs." His voice was cool and still, at peace.
When she was gone, he turned to Barovsky and relaxed, letting the meditative state go. He was with a man he trusted, a man as close to a friend as he would allow. And that was only so far. "The girl is a trial. But hopefully the trial will be over soon."