[ ...Of all of those to be trapped with. While he had been aware of her presence at the market, he hadn't noticed how she had happened to move closer as she browsed the nearby stall, thus making them prime victims to the fae.
Within the same instant of seeing just with whom he's tied, his head snaps in the fae's direction, his neutral look slipping, briefly, to something murderous. His cloak rustles as his free hand moves in such a way to be suggestive of drawing a weapon. ] You will release her--
[ "Wh-whoa, easy, I said I'd tell you how--" ] --now.
[ "--the trick is to tellabunchasecretstoeachotherokaybyeee!"
And then the fae vanishes. They're left entangled by the wrists, his against hers. His knuckles are rough, ghosting against the fairness of hers.
Whether it's the exchange with the fae, the enchantment, the person to whom he's bound or all three, Somnus appears tenser than usual despite the fairy fleeing. Stiffly, he angles his head down to look at her. Even more stiffly, he greets her, ending it with a cordial nod: ] Hail, Alchemist.
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Within the same instant of seeing just with whom he's tied, his head snaps in the fae's direction, his neutral look slipping, briefly, to something murderous. His cloak rustles as his free hand moves in such a way to be suggestive of drawing a weapon. ] You will release her--
[ "Wh-whoa, easy, I said I'd tell you how--" ] --now.
[ "--the trick is to tellabunchasecretstoeachotherokaybyeee!"
And then the fae vanishes. They're left entangled by the wrists, his against hers. His knuckles are rough, ghosting against the fairness of hers.
Whether it's the exchange with the fae, the enchantment, the person to whom he's bound or all three, Somnus appears tenser than usual despite the fairy fleeing. Stiffly, he angles his head down to look at her. Even more stiffly, he greets her, ending it with a cordial nod: ] Hail, Alchemist.