it's not even about this painting dorian seems to be concerned about, drawing back to put space between them. it's another facet of this man he doesn't really know or even understand, glancing at his face and keeping still so he isn't even remotely tempted to look back towards the direction the picture rests. and anyway, that's not the most concerning thing to question. who is this man he's inviting over? what does dorian know about him? does he even have a right to question that when he'll be in and out most of the time save for the daylight hours? ]
I won't. [ the words are a bit stern. ] I don't know if you think there's something I could gain from anything like that, but there isn't. Those things don't interest me. So, whatever secrets you have and whatever you decide to tell me – they're safe with me.
[ he couldn't be compelled to give them up, not unless sun decided to show his face in the city, but even then, there's no real power the other vampire has over him—which makes it all the more enticing for his maker to want him apparently. larus' expression lightens a little but not enough to be pleasant. ]
I hope you can trust whoever this Grayson Frost is to do the same.
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it's not even about this painting dorian seems to be concerned about, drawing back to put space between them. it's another facet of this man he doesn't really know or even understand, glancing at his face and keeping still so he isn't even remotely tempted to look back towards the direction the picture rests. and anyway, that's not the most concerning thing to question. who is this man he's inviting over? what does dorian know about him? does he even have a right to question that when he'll be in and out most of the time save for the daylight hours? ]
I won't. [ the words are a bit stern. ] I don't know if you think there's something I could gain from anything like that, but there isn't. Those things don't interest me. So, whatever secrets you have and whatever you decide to tell me – they're safe with me.
[ he couldn't be compelled to give them up, not unless sun decided to show his face in the city, but even then, there's no real power the other vampire has over him—which makes it all the more enticing for his maker to want him apparently. larus' expression lightens a little but not enough to be pleasant. ]
I hope you can trust whoever this Grayson Frost is to do the same.