Grinning to the somewhat charming young man, he couldn't help but reply after Aylin, "<strong>Why, what's a charming young lad like yourself doing here?</strong>"<br/><br/>Ren played well the part of the hidden expert, exaggerating movements and dropping false or half-false; he didn't overuse them, and perfected their frequency as he grew more accustomed to how sharp the old miners and pleasant youth was. Watching Aylin as carefully as the others at the table, Ren surmised that perhaps she had some experience with the game, but had neglected to mention it as he was explaining it. It wasn't clear, though, so he decided to ask her more in the future... reservation only drew out his curiosity, after all.<br/><br/>While the other players were distracted, Renolf gave Aylin the briefest lock of eye contact and nudged his head slightly toward the handsome man as he tensed his free hand into a fist. The half-elf definitely didn't consider Aylin to be his territory or charge; as respected companion to him and the others,  he would readily oblige himself to her protection. He suspected she was quite capable of protecting herself, at least one-on-one, but he wanted to make it clear to her that he'd help her if she so desired (or needed).<br/><br/>Talking the players up and down, Ren gave more than a few jests to keep their moods light, even as he and Aylin swept the table - though it seemed that Aylin took even more than he, as his count progressed, a fact that Renolf played up all the more to their advantage. Inwardly, his interest in the sorceress grew; anyone that could keep up with him, let alone beat him, was an impressive feat to the rogue.<br/><br/>{19 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=20108), 25 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=20107), 32 (Crit) (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=20106), 28 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=20105), 31 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=20104), 19 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=20103), 19 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=20102), 20 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=20101), 13 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=20100), 30 (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=20099)}