He turns his head, pretending to kiss her neck as he speaks. He'd do it in earnest, but after their last meeting, it seems likely to distract her too much. This is a woman itching to be in the wedding bed, Daemon thinks. Best to keep her focused.
"If there is trouble, Cerdyc will find it," he says. The man is technically his cousin, some generations removed.
Daemon finally pulls away, gesturing for another servant. Their food is replaced, and one of the court fools-- Daemon's favorite, a dancing girl named Shandy who would be effortlessly beautiful if not for her face-- begins a play of tasting their food before they eat it, drinking their wine before they partake. She swoons and pretends to get drunk, picks at the food like a crow, and it gets a laugh from everyone, including Daemon.
But he doesn't touch anything until well after Shandy has already tried it.
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Date: 2022-08-26 01:17 am (UTC)"If there is trouble, Cerdyc will find it," he says. The man is technically his cousin, some generations removed.
Daemon finally pulls away, gesturing for another servant. Their food is replaced, and one of the court fools-- Daemon's favorite, a dancing girl named Shandy who would be effortlessly beautiful if not for her face-- begins a play of tasting their food before they eat it, drinking their wine before they partake. She swoons and pretends to get drunk, picks at the food like a crow, and it gets a laugh from everyone, including Daemon.
But he doesn't touch anything until well after Shandy has already tried it.