[ He exhales as Kiritsubo runs her hand over the unmarked side of his chest, eyes flitting closed for a a couple of seconds. His mind remains at work, though; and the focus is back when he opens them again, still looking down at her work, past his shard.

Talking it out feels good, though. Starting to see how this is going to play out; the action that will unfold from it all. ]

Well, [ and the casual drawl is in his voice, back to talking about the weather, ] if you already know him then no need for me to play messenger, right? We can cut out the middle man. [ Which — even though this is his mission — that would be him, now, in this case. ] Yeah, drugging a guy's fine. Probably would work better, too. They might not even know they're telling you their secrets until the damage is done.

[ Plus it would be significantly less messy, so really, there's no downside to that approach. And if Sebastian could supply Amos with hemlock, surely something like this would be in his wheelhouse? Combine that with Kiritsubo's offering to be a stray animal for a bit too, and it seems like a foolproof way to gather information.

He's practically chipper now, humming a little as he lets his head fall back. ]

Mm. 'ppreciate this, Fluffy. I can't exactly scout ahead myself, so this helps a lot.