[ Eridanus turns that predator's grin on him, and a shiver of delight runs down Lucius' spine. So there is still some bite left in his dear Archmage, after all! His skin prickles beneath that hand, danger radiating up his thigh at the touch of those claws, and for the way he sips at his wine, it may as well be the most pleasant feeling in the world. ]
You misunderstand. I ask because I wish to know every part of you. [ Where his hand has drifted around to Eridanus' jaw, his thumb drags across the opalite line of it, its casual touch undisturbed by the threat of those claws. ] Perhaps you're right, that the finer details of such wars wouldn't interest me. I am not one of the Blood God's rabid dogs, and I've always preferred the perfection of single combat. But I'm not asking for a detailed account of the history behind them, or for a record of every battle fought, with its victors and casualties β I am asking about you.
[ Though, in truth, he is a little curious about those mentions of demons and their war both perpetual and defined. It sounds as though Eridanus may have been on the receiving end of his very own Black Crusade, doesn't it! ]
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You misunderstand. I ask because I wish to know every part of you. [ Where his hand has drifted around to Eridanus' jaw, his thumb drags across the opalite line of it, its casual touch undisturbed by the threat of those claws. ] Perhaps you're right, that the finer details of such wars wouldn't interest me. I am not one of the Blood God's rabid dogs, and I've always preferred the perfection of single combat. But I'm not asking for a detailed account of the history behind them, or for a record of every battle fought, with its victors and casualties β I am asking about you.
[ Though, in truth, he is a little curious about those mentions of demons and their war both perpetual and defined. It sounds as though Eridanus may have been on the receiving end of his very own Black Crusade, doesn't it! ]