[ He could see it. He had thought it a trick of the light, or perhaps his imagination, one of those odd flickers he had noticed all-too often. Where before it had been familiar faces or flashes of that one person he valued above all others, as Sebastian sat, and he could see it and concentrate on it, especially after the paper was lowered, it was what it was.
Though Sebastian did not radiate with zealotry, though Silco thought that perhaps it was a given, that the demon would have changed his alignment, given... Well. The matron had chosen him over Sebastian. Silco, who had little value in combat, compared to Sebastian, and he expected that the demon was just as petty as Silco was. Which made his change in alignment... well. Completely expected and logical. After all, Silco would have, if Yima had taken what was most important from him, and he had no doubts that Sebastian's loyalties were only to his pleasure and meals.
So his eyes slid toward the pouch, and nodded. ]
Hm.
[ It's small, only a note, but Sebastian will recognize it for what it was. Thoughtful acceptance. ]
I was hardly going to ask for your protection, don't worry. [ And because he's a bitch: ] I know what the cost of that is.
[ It wasn't comfort, because he was still waiting for the other shoe to drop. Jinx was safe and in his protection, and thus: there had to be a catch. He was alive, achieving more prominence than he'd ever thought he could, and he had not suffered. He had lost an ally, yes, but.
Considering the alternative? There had to be Something. ]
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Though Sebastian did not radiate with zealotry, though Silco thought that perhaps it was a given, that the demon would have changed his alignment, given... Well. The matron had chosen him over Sebastian. Silco, who had little value in combat, compared to Sebastian, and he expected that the demon was just as petty as Silco was. Which made his change in alignment... well. Completely expected and logical. After all, Silco would have, if Yima had taken what was most important from him, and he had no doubts that Sebastian's loyalties were only to his pleasure and meals.
So his eyes slid toward the pouch, and nodded. ]
Hm.
[ It's small, only a note, but Sebastian will recognize it for what it was. Thoughtful acceptance. ]
I was hardly going to ask for your protection, don't worry. [ And because he's a bitch: ] I know what the cost of that is.
[ It wasn't comfort, because he was still waiting for the other shoe to drop. Jinx was safe and in his protection, and thus: there had to be a catch. He was alive, achieving more prominence than he'd ever thought he could, and he had not suffered. He had lost an ally, yes, but.
Considering the alternative? There had to be Something. ]