Edrei may have been right about his reaction to her, but she had clearly known exactly what she was doing and exactly where it might lead and hadn’t seemed to mind at the time. Indeed, she’d encouraged him to do so despite knowing that he’d recently lost someone; while even under the best of circumstances he might’ve given into her seduction—which was the opposite of subtle—he’d been emotionally vulnerable and she’d taken advantage of that. Not that he minded either. When it came down to it, he decided that he needed to take comfort and joy where he could, especially in the face of all his sorrow. That didn't mean he was going to make it easy for her. "Gee, that’s funny, cause the way I remember it you crawled into my lap and practically begged me to kiss you." Time to see how she responded to that claim. If he had to guess, it would be with some outrageous comment or another. She didn’t seem capable of responding with anything less.
The laughter was unexpected, but so lighthearted that he couldn’t help but grin in return. Of course, that was quickly wiped away by that dig she made about his dead love. While he might be easy-going about a lot of topics these days (which would surprise people who thought they knew him, but hey, they weren't in Northaven anymore and he didn't need to be serious all the time) this was one that was still too raw for him to engage in banter about. Giving her a pointed look—which would hopefully communicate that this subject was off limits, and that the pain of losing Eris was still raw for him—Koel did not smile at her joke. However, instead of getting hostile or defensive, he just sighed. "Let’s not speak ill of the dead." While maybe eventually he’d get over it (especially because they hadn’t ever really been together), he wasn’t there yet. And if Edy decided to push her luck, she’d find the old boring former Overseer would be back.
Despite being a Guard in the old world, it seemed that Edy wasn't capable of some basic fieldwork, which was ridiculous. Actually, he completely missed her little trick, since he was so focused on what was ahead of them—and, well, not expecting Edy to be a weirdo and to display at least the bare minimum of professionalism—that her kick came out of nowhere. While he didn’t stumble and fall, since he was far too graceful for that, he did wobble for a moment as his foot shot forward. Turning around, he crossed his arms and raised his eyebrows. Seemed that he couldn't trust her and needed to keep her where he could see her. "Guess you can’t handle even the basics, then. Do I need to give your mouth something else to do?" His voice came out level, but his eyes blazed. Whether that was from anger, annoyance, or some other passion even he couldn’t say. Still, Edy definitely knew how to rile him up and get his heart racing, that was for sure. She seemed to have a special knack for getting under his skin. However, that wasn't always a good thing, apparently.
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Taking the path of most resistance
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