SORCERER.

     ❛   ...  i see.  quick to resort to VIOLENCE.  dulyn oted.  assuming you’re for the same cause  ,  a dent in their population should be appealing  ,  no ?    ❜

✩  ■■「  @demonkiiller​.

     ❛    perhaps you’re not READY to comprehend such knowledge.  ❜

      ❛    lady gaga and i have NOTHING in common.  where did you pick up on the eyeliner and sparkles  ;  i wear NEITHER.   ❜   nose scrunches at the act, distaste clear.  it’s a WASTE of the fries.  they’ll be a soggy mess if he leaves them untouched for too long.    ❛   i wasn’t intending to spark this sort of banter between us                     but leave my shoes out of it.  ❜

     his focus is stolen away from his book by the soft creak of his door opening further than it’s ajar state he’d left it in.  the steps following are QUIET, but heavy.  an easy telltale to their owner. there’s only one person he can possibly pinpoint them to, and who would visit the sorcerer unexpectedly.  merlin sounds a hum, seemingly NAIVE of his presence as nimble fingers turn a page.  abruptly, he breaks the silence.   ❛   is there something that you need  ?   ❜

      ❛   perhaps this is my tactic to push you towards CRITICAL thought.  everything i say holds meaning, arthur.  all things should go ahead to the future, but be aware of the distant past.  it’s what brought all of us to where we stand.    ❜    a pause.  his thoughts realign themselves and his mouth is curving,   ❛   i have plenty else i could do.  although, missing your grand MISADVENTURES would be a loss of great entertainment  ...  nonetheless hearing of your GRAND conquests is far less exciting than witnessing them myself.  glad to know my presence is APPRECIATED.   ❜

      ❛   i leave that up to YOU to decide.  should you see my magic as an ill fate, so be it.  to each it’s own judgement.  however, i ASSURE i mean no harm  ...  as long as you can assure me the same.   ❜

      ❛   then i must do a FINE job at that. since you’re too busy looking ahead.  though, if that’s my only use here, rest assured you’ll find your back unprotected.  ❜    that’s a jest                     merlin doesn’t see himself abandoning the new king for some time to come.  the idea doesn’t sit right.   ❛   i COULD grant you with eyes in the back of your skull, however                      ❜

     ❛    as long as i’m less vain than narcissus himself, i don’t see a problem with that.   ❜    the laughter is PLEASING.  it’s the only aspect of exuberance he’s seen from her.  given her situation, it’s unfathomable for her to have any at all.  fingers idly trace the ridges of a ring circling his finger, eyes lifting to the young woman.  the look matches his smile  ;  sincere and honest.  the lack of JEST within his being startles himself.  this was his goal, however.  alleviate the horrors for a moment.  this is why the state of her KINGDOM is kept tucked away behind the lie of serendipity.  should she awaken and discover his DECEPTION  ...  well, that’s a trouble for then, isn’t it ?   ❛    do you really question my face ?  it holds little importance within this exchange.  perhaps if i were a talking BIRD your inquiry would be more  ...  appropriate.  ❜

     ❛   i don’t require a request.  it may be your fight, however i have foreseen the outcome. my assistance is in YOUR best interest, genji.    ❜

     ❛   ooh, is THIS how you really feel about me, arthur ?  what i say is  …  creepy  ?   ❜   the sorcerer presses over the table, smile no less chilling than before.    ❛   ah, how could i be so daft  ?  you’re accustomed to hearing brutish SLANG.  no worries.  soon all will come back and you’ll understand my  …  demeanor. ❜

     ❛     oh, but i just ASKED you, arthur.  i could tell if you’d going to respond better.  you may have the POWER but this isn’t the time to exhibit it.  this is a not a cause WORTHY of you stepping out of the way                              don’t let this be your folly.   ❜

     ❛    i suppose i do.   ❜    words merely echo of arthur’s accusation                       a TRUTHFUL accusation at that.  omittance was a NASTY habit clinging to the sorcerer’s demeanor.  certain details weren’t MEANT to be voiced.  often these things he neglects to inform arthur of aren’t relevant or it’s the wrong time, wrong place                      everything is wrong.  most things he’d just rather not disclose.   ❛    what of it then ?  has your OPINION on the matter changed with this morsel of information ?  if the answer is no, this conversation is null.  ❜