“Fair enough,” Ishmael said, pulling a face to suggest he didn’t really care what Kieran did with himself. And he didn’t.
But he did think of Kieran in a fond enough way, so Ishmael was a little disconcerted - and a little peeved, really - to find that Kieran seemed anything but keen to talk, to hang out... He was acting wary, now, in a way he hadn’t used to.
And Ishmael made it his business to know things about people, to have things to hold over their heads if need be, but he hadn’t meant to find out that Kieran liked to go running amok on the full moon, and he hadn’t meant the poor bloke to live in fear of him showing up again. Kieran didn’t understand that he was such a small fish, in the scheme of things. It almost made him want to sigh.
“Oh, come on,” Ishmael scoffed, curling his hand around Kieran’s nearest wrist and pressing his fingers down to feel his pulse. “Relax. I’m not here to cause a scene.” He rolled his eyes as though the very thought was ludicrous. “I was only going to ask if you were reporting on anything - new, lately.” He was interested in two things: cursed artifacts, and any new angles on the vampire question that could cause trouble, given Galina’s very recent release. Merlin knew what on earth Kieran thought he was here for.
But he did think of Kieran in a fond enough way, so Ishmael was a little disconcerted - and a little peeved, really - to find that Kieran seemed anything but keen to talk, to hang out... He was acting wary, now, in a way he hadn’t used to.
And Ishmael made it his business to know things about people, to have things to hold over their heads if need be, but he hadn’t meant to find out that Kieran liked to go running amok on the full moon, and he hadn’t meant the poor bloke to live in fear of him showing up again. Kieran didn’t understand that he was such a small fish, in the scheme of things. It almost made him want to sigh.
“Oh, come on,” Ishmael scoffed, curling his hand around Kieran’s nearest wrist and pressing his fingers down to feel his pulse. “Relax. I’m not here to cause a scene.” He rolled his eyes as though the very thought was ludicrous. “I was only going to ask if you were reporting on anything - new, lately.” He was interested in two things: cursed artifacts, and any new angles on the vampire question that could cause trouble, given Galina’s very recent release. Merlin knew what on earth Kieran thought he was here for.
