[Training] naughty naughty

Lucas clever as the devil and twice as pretty It was the hand around his neck that truly shattered the illusion, Lucas breathing heavily even though he had absolutely no need for it. His Ascended nature meant that he didn't react in the usual ways of sweaty palms and a racing pulse, but there was definitely something off about him, and he all but flinched as Edrei touched him. "Maybe... maybe another time," he said gruffly, sounding a touch unsure and trying to shrug her off so he could get back to his feet. The light had dropped but he still found himself blinking against it, like it had burned into his mind. "Don't do that to me again, please," he said, having no idea what that had been, exactly, but either way it had stunned him to politeness.