all the things I once ran from, I now bring as close as I can
The dart of his tongue, no matter how subtle, would have been unveiled by the bond regardless. Hotaru casts her eyes quickly up and down the street to ensure it's empty (vain to the very end) before giving in and sticking her tongue out right back.
With her anklet on the table in front of her she can hardly find a reason to avoid working on it and begins to put the rubies into the empty pockets, tightening the prongs down with one blunt talon in lieu of tools. Humming her agreement in regards to his implications about The Hanged Man, Hotaru does not look up from her work. Doesn't need to after so many long years at his side. "I wonder if she'll approach me about it. She hasn't yet. Missed opportunity if you ask me," she chuckles, having more than earned her arrogance when it comes to thievery.
Snickering just as he had assumed, Ru's grin becomes positively wicked. "Exactly. I can't let them get rusty, and I'm not above using items to keep them on their toes as opposed to magic." They were the ones who needed to practice their magic during those lessons, not her.
With her anklet on the table in front of her she can hardly find a reason to avoid working on it and begins to put the rubies into the empty pockets, tightening the prongs down with one blunt talon in lieu of tools. Humming her agreement in regards to his implications about The Hanged Man, Hotaru does not look up from her work. Doesn't need to after so many long years at his side. "I wonder if she'll approach me about it. She hasn't yet. Missed opportunity if you ask me," she chuckles, having more than earned her arrogance when it comes to thievery.
Snickering just as he had assumed, Ru's grin becomes positively wicked. "Exactly. I can't let them get rusty, and I'm not above using items to keep them on their toes as opposed to magic." They were the ones who needed to practice their magic during those lessons, not her.
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