Instead of commenting, he continued to eat, listening more intently than his calm mien would suggest. So she was like Senna and had succeeded in mapping out more of the ghost town. And like during his conversation with Senna the day before, his interest was there, sharp and stirring under the surface of his skin.
When it didn’t involve him directly, Aidou couldn’t very well stop Anise from doing (or not doing) dangerous things. That was her choice. The end result, however, might benefit him, and that was what he focused on.
The vampire lifted his gaze from his bowl and fixed it on her. His eyes had gone a deep, deep blue. He didn’t know the girl so well that he could guess whether she’d try to barter for information or not, but dangling her findings with no reason other than to tease would be a bad idea after everything lately. He hoped it wouldn’t come to that. Without pretence, Aidou said, “Yes. Are you going to tell me?”
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Instead of commenting, he continued to eat, listening more intently than his calm mien would suggest. So she was like Senna and had succeeded in mapping out more of the ghost town. And like during his conversation with Senna the day before, his interest was there, sharp and stirring under the surface of his skin.
When it didn’t involve him directly, Aidou couldn’t very well stop Anise from doing (or not doing) dangerous things. That was her choice. The end result, however, might benefit him, and that was what he focused on.
The vampire lifted his gaze from his bowl and fixed it on her. His eyes had gone a deep, deep blue. He didn’t know the girl so well that he could guess whether she’d try to barter for information or not, but dangling her findings with no reason other than to tease would be a bad idea after everything lately. He hoped it wouldn’t come to that. Without pretence, Aidou said, “Yes. Are you going to tell me?”