None of that means anything to him, and he takes a step forward as the space around them begins to darken and shrink. In any of the usual circumstances a challenger would either make him smile with delight - because what an amusing notion - or cause deep vexation that usually ended with a very Displeased Gentleman, but this is not the usual circumstance, and she is not the usual challenger.
"I will not release the magician," he says. That he refuses. "But if I cannot have my pretty portrait, I must be given compensation."
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Date: 2020-07-18 04:42 am (UTC)"I will not release the magician," he says. That he refuses. "But if I cannot have my pretty portrait, I must be given compensation."