The Brightest Stars

Caiside laughed again, lifting a hand to cover the flash of teeth that showed and accepting the wine with his other. He took a sip before speaking, his eyes sparkling over the rim of his glass in the low light. "Seduction is not what I expected, being invited here, but I wouldn't turn my nose up at you if you were to try." The words were close to an invitation, but the humour with which Caiside spoke changed the meaning, just slightly, like a snare laid around a diamond. "I did think that your intentions were to proselytise me though, weren't they?" Caiside took another sip of wine, and leaned forward. "Given that everything else has been so theatrical, I'm quite excited to see your actual pitch." He did find himself wondering if Bastien had a pitch, or if he was simply getting people to join based on hedonism without substance. Not that he had any kind of problem with that, people needed their releases after all, and he would be hypocritical to judge it, it just wouldn't be something he wanted to be a part of. Caiside heir of fire and ash