given the length of their interaction and the bond
they could claim to have meticulously forged, he
should have known better than to take her for a
fool. she was an aficionado at reading people,
having been proficient in the art of observation.
he had been left without escape.❛ would you rather i point it out for you? ❜
taking her for a fool would be
an idiotic thing to do. to hope she would humor
him would be more like it, though she didn’t quite
get the subtle message. the phoenix sighed out,
raising his tawny stare up to the ice queen for only
a brief moment.
❝i would rather you not bother with it.
it’s nothing of importance, love.
don’t worry yourself.❞