if the journey of a thousand miles starts when you take the first step
Eloise filed away this brief spark of respect she thought she saw, already the seed planted in her mind that she might one day win Jack over. "Oh, I more than intend to get closer with her." The illusionist hummed, her mind fluidly bringing up images of lingering looks between the two, shots offered on the house, Raza's dark eyes and how they drank her in when she thought Eloise wasn't looking. Or perhaps knowing instead that she was.
Earlier Eloise had pranced into Jack's cabin without so much as a thought. Now as he nodded towards it, she couldn't help but internally criticize the special sort of naive she'd been. Tuned to his movements now, that knowing them might help her avoid further conflict with the captain, still Eloise didn't understand what his stillness was meant to suggest, other than that she ought to tread carefully.
"We could let them think it was you doing it." Eloise said, the image of her disappearing—or at least appearing to. Making herself unseen was a hard illusion to manage especially if you went from visible to invisible. But if you didn't know where to look? Black flames glistened around Jack's fingers for a moment, as if the magic was his and his alone.
Earlier Eloise had pranced into Jack's cabin without so much as a thought. Now as he nodded towards it, she couldn't help but internally criticize the special sort of naive she'd been. Tuned to his movements now, that knowing them might help her avoid further conflict with the captain, still Eloise didn't understand what his stillness was meant to suggest, other than that she ought to tread carefully.
"We could let them think it was you doing it." Eloise said, the image of her disappearing—or at least appearing to. Making herself unseen was a hard illusion to manage especially if you went from visible to invisible. But if you didn't know where to look? Black flames glistened around Jack's fingers for a moment, as if the magic was his and his alone.
i'll travel for a little while, & i won't be coming back
