With a mysterious smile, he sat next to Seanah, and then he revealed the object he was hiding.<br/><br/><strong>"A bottle of this! It had some fancy name but I forgot it."</strong>he announced, presenting an elegant glass bottle.<br/><br/>The bottle was filled with a blood-red liquid, and inside the liquid it gold specks were slowly swirling. The bottle itself was of high quality, but simple in its design.<br/><br/>Of course Seanah could recognize it immediately as a bottle of "Royal Blood", the very thing that was the cause of the rise and the fall of her family.<br/><br/><strong>"Don't look me like that, I didn't steal it. It was a gift."</strong>he said, and with a lowered voice he continued<strong>"I tested so it shouldn't be poisoned."</strong><br/><br/><strong>"Anyway, this will be the last night we travel together, and I have stuff to do in Sagosa, so probably it's my last chance."</strong>he declared.<br/><br/>He then opened the bottle, and drunk a mouthful. It was by no means the way a noble would serve the wine, but for scoundrels drinking first was a way to show that they weren't planning to poison you. Of course it was more a good manners thing than an actual assurance.<br/><br/>He then extended the bottle towards Seanah.