[ luka's show causes ihxi'wo's smile to grow and become more genuine- before he nods as seriously as he can manage in an attempt to bring to mind some of the people working in the manor, in response. 'consider it done, m'lord,' and all that. as for the rich people- ]
Neither did I. But there's... so many of them here. They remind me a little of some of the Gridanians- you know the ones, with their noses stuck so high in the air they can't see the forest floor. [ a small pause before hastily adding, ]
But... The Fortemps seem... nice.
[ this is, possibly, a minor understatement, considering they are currently housing the two of them even though they're wanted for, you know, murder.
the reminder sets ihxi'wo following luka's lead on leaning back in his seat, which has an added bonus of the side of the armchair hiding his face from view. ]
Do you think they'll... find out we're here? [ he knows he doesn't have to say who "they" are. ]
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Date: 2020-08-10 04:38 pm (UTC)Neither did I. But there's... so many of them here. They remind me a little of some of the Gridanians- you know the ones, with their noses stuck so high in the air they can't see the forest floor. [ a small pause before hastily adding, ]
But... The Fortemps seem... nice.
[ this is, possibly, a minor understatement, considering they are currently housing the two of them even though they're wanted for, you know, murder.
the reminder sets ihxi'wo following luka's lead on leaning back in his seat, which has an added bonus of the side of the armchair hiding his face from view. ]
Do you think they'll... find out we're here? [ he knows he doesn't have to say who "they" are. ]