Alasdair wasn't even aware of how he leaned in before he answered. "Anything you like." It was the sort of phrase he'd thrown around plenty of times before, when he was trying to talk his way into or out of something, but this might have been the first time he'd fully meant it.
He looked at the other man for what was probably half a beat too long, before forcing himself to pull his attention away. Another trick — something to seal the deal. Dare's brain scrambled to come up with something suitably impressive. He held out his hand with his open palm up and then worked a slow spell. It conjured a miniature cloud of smoke in his hand, which spun and coalesced into a miniature pegasus. Once it was formed it was still for a moment, then took off to swoop through the air above their heads. "What do you think?" he asked once it had made its first full circle through the air.
He looked at the other man for what was probably half a beat too long, before forcing himself to pull his attention away. Another trick — something to seal the deal. Dare's brain scrambled to come up with something suitably impressive. He held out his hand with his open palm up and then worked a slow spell. It conjured a miniature cloud of smoke in his hand, which spun and coalesced into a miniature pegasus. Once it was formed it was still for a moment, then took off to swoop through the air above their heads. "What do you think?" he asked once it had made its first full circle through the air.