I am aware. [Such a sly tone.] I have become quite close with Miss Ruby's uncle these past several months, you see, which has given me a whole new set of kids to bother when I get bored of my own.
[He phrases the matter casually, making it seem like another manifestation of his fondness for teasing people and little more. With Ange especially that surface appearance is easy to believe. The truth of the matter, though, is that Trench has brought the two of them weirdly close in a very short amount of time, up to and including tossing him a child version of Ange who bludgeoned him with "Uncle Break" all afternoon and was delighted to be scooped up into his arms when she ran to him for a hug.
Break will never speak of this. Not because Ange would be mortified, but because to him, tiny princesses are something sacred. He's all too happy to move on to a different line of thought. Dwelling on the people he's come to care for too much is one of the things that has been making Break feel reckless enough to get into those strange chocolates in the first place, when he knows damn well what happens when he in particular makes deals with demons.]
That's a serious thing to say all of a sudden, isn't it? [The sparkles fall blessedly away, letting out little pings as they clink to the ground.] I've no intention of running off on you if lessons should come to an end, if that's what you're getting at. I like it here.
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[He phrases the matter casually, making it seem like another manifestation of his fondness for teasing people and little more. With Ange especially that surface appearance is easy to believe. The truth of the matter, though, is that Trench has brought the two of them weirdly close in a very short amount of time, up to and including tossing him a child version of Ange who bludgeoned him with "Uncle Break" all afternoon and was delighted to be scooped up into his arms when she ran to him for a hug.
Break will never speak of this. Not because Ange would be mortified, but because to him, tiny princesses are something sacred. He's all too happy to move on to a different line of thought. Dwelling on the people he's come to care for too much is one of the things that has been making Break feel reckless enough to get into those strange chocolates in the first place, when he knows damn well what happens when he in particular makes deals with demons.]
That's a serious thing to say all of a sudden, isn't it? [The sparkles fall blessedly away, letting out little pings as they clink to the ground.] I've no intention of running off on you if lessons should come to an end, if that's what you're getting at. I like it here.