<div class="floatleft">(http://i57.tinypic.com/mwv4go.jpg)</div><br/><strong>Name:  Araxis (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=266077.msg13136083#msg13136083)</strong><br/><br/><strong>CLIENT</strong><br/><br/><strong>Situation:</strong>Chatting up Chantal<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Chantal<br/><br/><strong>Content Warning:</strong><em>None</em><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><hr/><hr/><br/>He wasn't always able to easily tell just what would be damaging for humans, but it seemed this had not been.  Even so, he decided to wrap an arm around her waist and pull her in, not for any particular reason except to demonstrate that he enjoyed the closeness she offered and wanted her to keep it up.<br/><br/>As she asked about his response, though, he allowed her to understand, and his demeanor shifted.  The gears were turning in his mind, a predator with his eyes on a particular prey.  His gaze wasn't quite the same as what he'd displayed to her: he wanted her, but he understood the path to claim her.  This was different, something he sought but lacked a current plan.  He didn't need to engage immediately; he didn't have to.  Some things were a matter of patience, of swooping down only when the time was right.<br/><br/>"I've never seen magic like that before."  The tone was clear.  While some feared what they didn't understand, Araxis was ready to battle head-on in order to seek out an answer.  He wouldn't rest while a mystery eluded him, and he needed to know whether such a power was truly a threat.<br/><br/>However, it wasn't immediately necessary.  Anyone who possessed that kind of power would probably keep it guarded, and Araxis had ways of handling such reluctance, but they weren't to be used in the One Night Bride.<br/><br/>He turned back to her, only light disappointment in recognition that he couldn't immediately turn his attention towards acquiring something he wanted.  It didn't hurt at all that another something he wanted was right in front of him.  "Would you prefer to watch the display, or demonstrate why Madame Celeste has you as one of her courtesans?"  He smiled to her, his attention once again undivided.