[The preening he should have expected. Once the veil of disguise drops, it only solidifies what he had half known already. There is no real surprise.
Raphael fits in with the embellished, lavish castle labyrinth, the illusions, the gargoyle guardians, the arrogance whittled into the Nobility.
D finally turns and slowly and casually descends the twisting stairs he had risen, joining Raphael on the ground floor with the typical devil's contract. This tracks. Raphael is put under the same patience again: D reads the entire deal he is signing, though he is fairly quick about the process.]
Does your deal ignore the rules of dissipation here?
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Raphael fits in with the embellished, lavish castle labyrinth, the illusions, the gargoyle guardians, the arrogance whittled into the Nobility.
D finally turns and slowly and casually descends the twisting stairs he had risen, joining Raphael on the ground floor with the typical devil's contract. This tracks. Raphael is put under the same patience again: D reads the entire deal he is signing, though he is fairly quick about the process.]
Does your deal ignore the rules of dissipation here?