So far, so good. Rory was still alive, and no attempts had been made to change that fact. And as long as he didn't provoke Edy, well, hopefully it'd stay that way. So he stood where he was, a little to the side, feeling more like a spectator than a participant.
Then somebody's unruly brat bounced onto the scene, and to make matters about fifty times worse three things happened: Rory learned the kid was a Launceleyn, she insulted his use, and she insulted his hair.
Rory was very, very tempted to set her hair on motherfucking fire in retaliation.
But he didn't, because he thought that setting one of Edy's relations on fire in front of her was a pretty short one-way trip to Fire Hell and he was very interested in staying out of it for a little longer. So he did not grace the annoying, spoiled child with any reply at all, merely returning the stare with an icy cold one. He would let Edy bully him around, but he would not let a child do it.
Then the short and irritating human bounded up to the Fae in a manner that had him hoping Delah would have the balls (that he admittedly lacked) to smite her on the spot, but he did not receive the pleasure of watching someone else do his dirty work for him.
Instead he turned his attention on Edrei once she addressed him. "And fire," he responded, his voice clear but quiet.
Then somebody's unruly brat bounced onto the scene, and to make matters about fifty times worse three things happened: Rory learned the kid was a Launceleyn, she insulted his use, and she insulted his hair.
Rory was very, very tempted to set her hair on motherfucking fire in retaliation.
But he didn't, because he thought that setting one of Edy's relations on fire in front of her was a pretty short one-way trip to Fire Hell and he was very interested in staying out of it for a little longer. So he did not grace the annoying, spoiled child with any reply at all, merely returning the stare with an icy cold one. He would let Edy bully him around, but he would not let a child do it.
Then the short and irritating human bounded up to the Fae in a manner that had him hoping Delah would have the balls (that he admittedly lacked) to smite her on the spot, but he did not receive the pleasure of watching someone else do his dirty work for him.
Instead he turned his attention on Edrei once she addressed him. "And fire," he responded, his voice clear but quiet.
