The lovely lady courtesan's voice surprised Tal into looking down again and over at her. His brow began to furrow, the first hints of his usual scowl threatening to steal over his face like a thunderstorm over Mourn, but then Sunjata's words rumbled out from beside him and TalSah twisted back to stare at the demigod in surprise.
"That's some fuckin' nap!" he protested, gesturing to the Flood's tousled appearance, the rumpled covers, and the general everything of the room around them. "What was I s'posed t'think??" The flush stayed high on his neck and ears as he crossed his arms, looking nothing so much like a cat that had stepped in snow and was miffed to find it both cold and wet.
And damn embarrassed to be seen looking so silly!
It was Varian who patted his arm soothingly, hugging it closer for a moment as the ginger shared a hidden grin with Sunjata before he spoke. "Not every service here revolves around sex," he said in explanation to the inexperienced Sah. "Pleasure comes in many forms. Music, food and drink, pleasant companionship and a listening ear... Though sex is our most popular offering." He winked at the young man in his grip, his unfailingly cheerful coaxing finally drawing a wordless mumble of understanding and reluctant interest from the dark-haired young man, whose attention had turned to the floor between them. "Is it the same at the House of Midnight?" the pale entertainer asked the Flood next.
"That's some fuckin' nap!" he protested, gesturing to the Flood's tousled appearance, the rumpled covers, and the general everything of the room around them. "What was I s'posed t'think??" The flush stayed high on his neck and ears as he crossed his arms, looking nothing so much like a cat that had stepped in snow and was miffed to find it both cold and wet.
And damn embarrassed to be seen looking so silly!
It was Varian who patted his arm soothingly, hugging it closer for a moment as the ginger shared a hidden grin with Sunjata before he spoke. "Not every service here revolves around sex," he said in explanation to the inexperienced Sah. "Pleasure comes in many forms. Music, food and drink, pleasant companionship and a listening ear... Though sex is our most popular offering." He winked at the young man in his grip, his unfailingly cheerful coaxing finally drawing a wordless mumble of understanding and reluctant interest from the dark-haired young man, whose attention had turned to the floor between them. "Is it the same at the House of Midnight?" the pale entertainer asked the Flood next.
