Tenpou-gensui had been famous for his fake smiles, and the trait had passed down to his future incarnation. Homura hadn't always paid attention to Hakkai, but he'd watched enough to think he learned the difference between the lie and what was genuine.

On Artemis's face, and through his smile, came lies. It took Homura a moment, but he remembered that Artemis had been one of the faces he saw in Ed's room for the brief time he was there. Was that the cause, then? No matter if it was. Homura was still getting what he wanted, and even if the boy had been more honest about his reluctance, the demi-god would have simply taken the bottle by force.

He had earned it, after all.

Homura listened carefully to the brief instructions as he took his bottle, glad that such a minimal amount would work. He would have to make the blood last, at least until he could get a supply of his own.

Releasing the creature, Homura stood, bottle firmly in hand. He hated not knowing how much longer the night would go on, and looked to the door where both Adel and Larsa had disappeared. "I wonder how they are doing in there."

Waiting got boring rather quickly, after all.