Bastien struggled to not mime throwing up at the precociousness of this child. He was irritated enough to grab her when suddenly a rock came falling down and hit him on the head. With his Ascended resilience it was not enough to knock him out or seriously wound him, but it still stung and he reached up to hold his head with a shout.
Then he had an idea. If they were using magic (which he assumed she had to be, from her smug expression and the perfect timing), two could play at that game.
Activating his soothing aura, he tried again. He had only tried the hypnotic affect for Rexanna, but it would work for this too, surely? "That was not very nice. Please, can you come with me? I really am not trying to hurt you, and you are trying my patience."
Then he had an idea. If they were using magic (which he assumed she had to be, from her smug expression and the perfect timing), two could play at that game.
Activating his soothing aura, he tried again. He had only tried the hypnotic affect for Rexanna, but it would work for this too, surely? "That was not very nice. Please, can you come with me? I really am not trying to hurt you, and you are trying my patience."
Bastien
With a flash of the ankle, snarl of the lip
I see you in the street and gasp
Cause only Anarchists are pretty
I see you in the street and gasp
Cause only Anarchists are pretty
