The curve of his mouth when he says it isn't precisely a smile, a little ironic, a little unkind. He wears no ring, but that's nothing terribly unusual; it would be stranger for a man of his era and stature to do so.
βMy terribly secretive little wife,β and there's an edge under all that calm, easy friendliness. The shadow of something with teeth beneath the water. βYou wanted to know what she accomplished, isn't that right?β He leans sideways, very slightly, smiling and just at the very edge of what would be near enough to describe as looming over her.
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The curve of his mouth when he says it isn't precisely a smile, a little ironic, a little unkind. He wears no ring, but that's nothing terribly unusual; it would be stranger for a man of his era and stature to do so.
βMy terribly secretive little wife,β and there's an edge under all that calm, easy friendliness. The shadow of something with teeth beneath the water. βYou wanted to know what she accomplished, isn't that right?β He leans sideways, very slightly, smiling and just at the very edge of what would be near enough to describe as looming over her.
βShall I tell you?β
Petrana would prefer he did not.