[ The black-haired wizard at M's side listens quietly to his long, deferential bid for information, but his eyes stay on the demoness perched on the railing. Now that he's getting a good look at her, he can see that she is truly beautiful — not in spite of her unusual features, but partially because of them. The hue of her speckled skin is especially mesmerizing.
Thankfully, his admiration does not wander into gawking, as M's final words draw his attention back to his friend. By the end of it, he sounds almost overly deferential in how he leaves his request for information so open-ended. Perhaps the demon has better instincts on this than Howl does, but something is telling him that a few more pointed topics may be good to start with. ]
Your reputation is certainly wide-spread within this city, and remarkably positive on top of it. I was just exploring and enjoying myself, not trying to familiarize myself with the city like M has been, but a single glance of this — [ Howl holds up his left hand, showing her the mark of the Celebrant engraved into his skin, ] opened the floodgates, so to speak, when it came to you and your establishmemt. Hearing about your existence for the first time, and quickly understanding your particular prominence, I had to wonder who this woman is and why I had not met her at the dinner.
[ Too busy with this place, or... something else? It does strike Howl as very odd for her to not come. Surely it isn't because she wasn't invited. Right? Perhaps she is so firmly in the Regent's good graces that he did not require her to attend? (Let's hope she isn't learning about the dinner for the first time through this conversation.) ]
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Thankfully, his admiration does not wander into gawking, as M's final words draw his attention back to his friend. By the end of it, he sounds almost overly deferential in how he leaves his request for information so open-ended. Perhaps the demon has better instincts on this than Howl does, but something is telling him that a few more pointed topics may be good to start with. ]
Your reputation is certainly wide-spread within this city, and remarkably positive on top of it. I was just exploring and enjoying myself, not trying to familiarize myself with the city like M has been, but a single glance of this — [ Howl holds up his left hand, showing her the mark of the Celebrant engraved into his skin, ] opened the floodgates, so to speak, when it came to you and your establishmemt. Hearing about your existence for the first time, and quickly understanding your particular prominence, I had to wonder who this woman is and why I had not met her at the dinner.
[ Too busy with this place, or... something else? It does strike Howl as very odd for her to not come. Surely it isn't because she wasn't invited. Right? Perhaps she is so firmly in the Regent's good graces that he did not require her to attend? (Let's hope she isn't learning about the dinner for the first time through this conversation.) ]