She asked as her eyes burned with a dangerous light, her smile never leaving her features as she was acting as if she was gossiping with a long-term friend about inconsequential matters.
And yet Origin looked at Emotive with clear distaste as she said with a voice that could have frozen the waterfalls of liquid Mana flowing throughout the citadel.
"Who I associate with is none of your concern."
...!
Her words were chilly as Emotive smiled even more brilliantly.
She came ever closer as she wrapped her hands around Origin once more, leaning in to whisper in her ear with a breath that carried the weight of countless chaotic emotions.
"How is Osmont? Is he as... grand as THE Creature? Is that why he made you jump ship?"
Her whisper held manic intensity.
"I've been... ecstatic to meet him, you know. Could you introduce us?"
Her grip tightened slightly.
"You always have this way of picking the good ones first, and the rest of us can only meet them later..."
...!
