orbs of tyrian flick up and down, skimming down sable fabric and pale skin with a skeptical mien. a bubble of salt forms in the hallow of his throat, unease trickling down into his chest and weighing it down, looping around offal and viscera with unyielding vigor. it irritates fire-blessed cavities, sand under his skin, and the fact that he doesn’t know why makes it all that much more unpleasant ;; the man seems normal enough, if not a little TOO poised and peerless. perhaps ... that’s what has him on edge -- being expected to show control in the presence of someone who might as well be sitting on a throne (thought it’s not like ziya can’t say the SAME). he’ll decide to bite his tongue on his OWN terms, thank you very much. if this lord phantomhive turns out to be some arrogant pisspot, he’ll let lose without a damn care in the world.
hence, the warlock decides to assert this to both himself and the company he currently keeps, tilting his head backward, haughty and immodest with his nose in the air.