NIKI
"I am quite generous with compliments to people who deserve them," Niki objects, his smile hidden over the rim of the teacup he lifts to his lips. "But if it gives you the courage to keep living, who am I to deny that it is special." Knowing nothing of Vesper's abilities to rifle through his mind, the necromancer settles somewhat now that his work has been accepted and that he's made it inside and out of the cold. He might still be tired - and the deeper than usual shadows beneath his eyes prove as much - but the perpetual motion in his mind runs a little more smoothly as the tea and ambient heat warm his bones.
Smiling to hear the affection, however subtle it might be, in the other man's voice, Niki sets down his cup and gestures to the hair pins. "I could easily make an identical set. They could have a pair each," he suggests. Easier still, now, since he's already done it once and his sketches have been filed away for future use. As for alterations and the persistence regarding Torchline, he follows Vesper's gaze over to the snow that blusters in through the door and gives a tight nod of acknowledgement.
"I am not trying to be difficult on purpose, but... suffice to say that I do not travel well," he says, declining a second time and gesturing to himself as if in evidence. "It may be difficult to traverse the Greatwood, but at least I know where my destination is suited to my needs. I cannot say the same for a region days away by skyship. And that is without even taking the journey into account."
Smiling to hear the affection, however subtle it might be, in the other man's voice, Niki sets down his cup and gestures to the hair pins. "I could easily make an identical set. They could have a pair each," he suggests. Easier still, now, since he's already done it once and his sketches have been filed away for future use. As for alterations and the persistence regarding Torchline, he follows Vesper's gaze over to the snow that blusters in through the door and gives a tight nod of acknowledgement.
"I am not trying to be difficult on purpose, but... suffice to say that I do not travel well," he says, declining a second time and gesturing to himself as if in evidence. "It may be difficult to traverse the Greatwood, but at least I know where my destination is suited to my needs. I cannot say the same for a region days away by skyship. And that is without even taking the journey into account."
my body's on the line now, I can't fight this time now
I can feel the light shine on my face
I can feel the light shine on my face
