It was a not-unpopular topic of conversation, and certainly still an innocuous one, but after years Kieran still felt his heartbeat quicken and his stomach drop at the mention of Topaz Urquart. He was just, he knew, going to feel guilty about it forever. Physically, there wasn't much of an indication of the drop in his mood - he glanced over his shoulder at the Forfang display before looking back at her.
"You make a good point," Kieran said, after the beat. Then, to make up for his weird pause, he added: "There's not much about female werewolves in the news, even - which I realize that I write the news, but it sort of depends on what ends up in the headlines. Which is - usually werewolves who are men, for whatever reason. Maybe there are more men." He had just talked a lot, and he was aware of it - but he couldn't take it back now. And other than the Topaz thing, he was actually enjoying this.
"You make a good point," Kieran said, after the beat. Then, to make up for his weird pause, he added: "There's not much about female werewolves in the news, even - which I realize that I write the news, but it sort of depends on what ends up in the headlines. Which is - usually werewolves who are men, for whatever reason. Maybe there are more men." He had just talked a lot, and he was aware of it - but he couldn't take it back now. And other than the Topaz thing, he was actually enjoying this.