[ They’re charged statements, but of the sort that Sebastian welcomes with an easy and sly smile. It’s another similarity they share, where particular turns of phrase and choices of words are undoubtedly sensual. So, how amusing it is to be on the receiving end for once. ]

So indeed. Our relationship developed quite quickly to go from exchanging pleasantries through combat to then intermingle so. I admit, the latter is something I tend to avoid, Communion being as it is… Yet ours was pleasant indeed.

[ He’s very tempted to coyly tease at further intimacy, but decides against it. The intimate Communion was something he had indulged in because of curiosity, and it’s the same as a wager comes up. It may as well be bait for the sort of demon he is, but it’s why he smiles with open, mischievous delight. ]

Ah, a bet with a devil? You know, there are many tales that warn against such things. [ It’s teasing rather than an actual warning, though. ] I am intrigued, of course. If not Sand, then what do you propose we offer?