[ Why can't you serve it to me now? he doesn't ask, because it's impolite, and because he does have some understanding of "appropriate places to be drunk in"... but time has become so malleable in Noctium, where he has nothing to structure his days with. Plus -- human (and gem) biorhythms are different from his own.
He doesn't realize that this might be a bad time until Nikolai mentions it.
Oh well. He's already being inconvenient, so he might as well do it thoroughly.
He'll sit, and accept the cup, using it to warm his hands. They must be alone in the house? Though it is difficult to tell, with a place this large. ]
How is Alina?
[ Has she told him yet? About the way she feels. Cardan tries not to make his curiosity too obvious, but he is watching for Nikolai's reaction all the same. ]
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He doesn't realize that this might be a bad time until Nikolai mentions it.
Oh well. He's already being inconvenient, so he might as well do it thoroughly.
He'll sit, and accept the cup, using it to warm his hands. They must be alone in the house? Though it is difficult to tell, with a place this large. ]
How is Alina?
[ Has she told him yet? About the way she feels. Cardan tries not to make his curiosity too obvious, but he is watching for Nikolai's reaction all the same. ]