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He was trying his best to be the impeccable gentleman he really wanted to be. Now that he had clothing, wealth, and status to play that role to perfection, the quirky Senator felt it was his duty to behave properly so that he would bring no shame upon his province. He owed it to the Governess who had taken the proverbial leap of faith hiring a total greenhorn for such a delicate position.
But Aeternia, she was teasing him, what with her gaze flying past his shoulder several times and always in the same direction. Cold blue eyes - his favorite color - which attracted Ody's already inflated curiosity. He had laid out some rules for tonight and any later visit to the Crown Inn, first of which being no magic whatsoever. But rules did admit exceptions in his book. This was one, because he said so.
"Me? Not really, I lived here for some time but that was three eras ago, before the Allerians came and rebuilt the city." he replied, in a slightly amused tone, as if already basking in the anticipation of what was to come while he slowly relaxed himself to pave the road for a state of Clara. "My knowledge of Prime is quite outdated, and since I reside in the Imperial Forum now, I haven't even checked out my old hovel in the Domicilium. I'm going there tomorrow, assuming I can even find the place again." If he was lucky, there would be squatters to kick out. He intended to do so personally. Fun times indeed. "You are more than welcome to join me, though I guess you'll have much more interesting things to do..."
His voice trailed off, Roisin might perhaps interpret it as a signal that he was politely giving her a chance to answer or even ignore the offer. But in truth, he was casting a spell. There were many, many odd sides to the Senator of Sherian. For one, the red wine in his glass was no longer red. No, it was a solid, opaque grey, reminding of mercury or aluminium, nothing like the stunning copper streaks that made Nuryondi so coveted. As a result, the glass was now a round, distorted mirror and Ody could finally get to see Stephan's form, even though his facial features were hard to tell on the improvised, curved surface.
"It is a law of nature" he shook his head in what was supposed to be a sad face but was actually barely refraining from grinning "Always someone more handsome than yours truly in a ten meter radius at any given time."
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