@losinmortalesperdidos That was true, Tuunbaq loved to be seen and witnessed, and worshiped, and he saw nothing wrong in this. Looks filled with adoration or respect, or fear caressed his skin like rays of sunshine. He was born to terrify and bring people to their knees, to take what he wanted from their hands, or to tear it out along with their arms. For many centuries he had been a god and a nightmare for many, and after he had gotten free from his prison he decided to keep and develop this standing. He used his power, his looks, and his intelligence to build a worldwide net and his small but very influential empire and bask in their terror and their awe. His guest on the other hand preferred to stay in the shadows, yet she certainly made him notice her. The room was emptied, and his security stayed outside to make sure that no one was going to interrupt the two. Now, when there was no hum of the crowd, every sound echoed from the walls and the high ceiling. “I was told, you want to make business with me but I wasn’t explained what kind of business. I work in various fields, what is yours?“
The little beast uncoiled at the retreat of the King's army, it was a ghost of movement, a millimeter of muscle along the neckline receding, jawline softening. One might say preparations for the dance to end badly, the snake circles the mongoose.
"Unnecessary."
The oddly answered happenings of the other seemed synonymous with its nature: cold and clinical. No extra words or pleasantries, just forward responses. One might find this nature wholly off-putting, but in the black depths of the predator, a spark ignited. Tar began to smolder gold, bringing an awakened depth to a gaze that once stared through him, finally finding contact against his own. Focused. Calculating. Hungry.
It was a glimpse into the mechanism that ensured its survival for a better part of a century. Yet, it had presented itself to him with few other options. Anonymity meant keeping one's claws clean of the gristle and gore.
"Need the capture and delivery of a certain man."
