Cassian kept his eyes on her even as he bowed, relishing a little at her fuck you, rot in hell barb. A fair number of people had said this to him before. Generally criminals wrapped up in chains on their way to a lifetime of incarceration, but, a frequent sentiment nonetheless. Enough for the blonde to ingest her words with a flash of a big, gracious smile. Anyone who could see his expression might think he was having a wonderful time.
(Maybe he was. Maybe this funny exchange with Miss Edevane would be the highlight of this otherwise boring evening yet.)
June moved swiftly away from him ahead of the next song starting, and well, he couldn’t blame her. Their separation had the same effect as taking a breath of fresh, cold air after sweating in a sauna. A relief. Though maybe missing a bit of the stifling sensation. A tiny bit.
That was when he realized that the young lady truly deserved a bit more credit. Cassian felt something heavy and unusual after he’d turned his back to Juniper, and a shriek of horror from a dame to his right clued him into the idea that things were not as they should be. Fast impulse had him withdraw his wand as he turned – that’s when he felt some fucking snake snap at his ankles. From his periphery, his eyes met that of Juniper’s one last time. She might’ve been smirking as she relished the sight – she might also have a deathwish. For her father whisked her away before anyone could be the wiser, his face pinched with ire.
Scoffing with disbelief, Cass turned his attention back to the situation at hand. It caused quite the disturbance within the crowd, drowning out even the start of the next melody. The man cast a quick counterjinx, rendering the snakes back to coattails (having never felt particularly threatened, being one that didn’t mind snakes at all).
Quickly he made his way off the dance floor, and before long, he was swapping stories about what happened and laughing with a group of men who asked curiously about the fallout. “I gather she was quite upset over my interest in her twin sister over her,” he mused, flashing a playfully put-out smile as he accepted another drink and fed into a round of laughter. It is true that she got the scene she wanted, but Cass was much better at this game than she was. It would be his version of reality that stuck in the ton’s mind, unfortunately for her. Glancing around, there was no Edevane in sight, and it would stay that way for the remainder of the night.
“Mm, cheers to the most eventful season,” he agreed, smoothly accepting the toast from the gentlemen in his circle with a clink of whiskey glasses.
(Maybe he was. Maybe this funny exchange with Miss Edevane would be the highlight of this otherwise boring evening yet.)
June moved swiftly away from him ahead of the next song starting, and well, he couldn’t blame her. Their separation had the same effect as taking a breath of fresh, cold air after sweating in a sauna. A relief. Though maybe missing a bit of the stifling sensation. A tiny bit.
That was when he realized that the young lady truly deserved a bit more credit. Cassian felt something heavy and unusual after he’d turned his back to Juniper, and a shriek of horror from a dame to his right clued him into the idea that things were not as they should be. Fast impulse had him withdraw his wand as he turned – that’s when he felt some fucking snake snap at his ankles. From his periphery, his eyes met that of Juniper’s one last time. She might’ve been smirking as she relished the sight – she might also have a deathwish. For her father whisked her away before anyone could be the wiser, his face pinched with ire.
Scoffing with disbelief, Cass turned his attention back to the situation at hand. It caused quite the disturbance within the crowd, drowning out even the start of the next melody. The man cast a quick counterjinx, rendering the snakes back to coattails (having never felt particularly threatened, being one that didn’t mind snakes at all).
Quickly he made his way off the dance floor, and before long, he was swapping stories about what happened and laughing with a group of men who asked curiously about the fallout. “I gather she was quite upset over my interest in her twin sister over her,” he mused, flashing a playfully put-out smile as he accepted another drink and fed into a round of laughter. It is true that she got the scene she wanted, but Cass was much better at this game than she was. It would be his version of reality that stuck in the ton’s mind, unfortunately for her. Glancing around, there was no Edevane in sight, and it would stay that way for the remainder of the night.
“Mm, cheers to the most eventful season,” he agreed, smoothly accepting the toast from the gentlemen in his circle with a clink of whiskey glasses.
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