28.Nov.12, 04:02 AM
S'kef was satisfied. He took the paper and casually held it over the candle, watching passively as it caught fire and burned softly for a couple seconds before crumbling out of existence. The faint smell of burnt paper filled his nostrils, but that too quickly dissipated, leaving him and the bluerider alone in the darkness.
"I appreciate it. We'll talk again soon, I'm sure." He smiled genuinely. "J'ver trusts you, and I trust him. I've been told that you're the very best alternative when I can't be there myself. " He took another sip of wine. He loved Z'ia's casualness. It would take that sort of confidence to make things work, and S'kef had yet to see a lack of sincerity on the younger man's part. This should go quite nicely.
"J'ver is fond of you, in a professional sense," S'kef continued. "If things stay civil between all of us, maybe I can find room for you more often," he said. "That is, assuming you're looking." He uncorked the bottle and topped off both glasses. The wine wasn't particularly good, but it was the best he could get on short notice. There was some nice wine stashed in his hut, but he was saving that for a special ocasion.
"I appreciate it. We'll talk again soon, I'm sure." He smiled genuinely. "J'ver trusts you, and I trust him. I've been told that you're the very best alternative when I can't be there myself. " He took another sip of wine. He loved Z'ia's casualness. It would take that sort of confidence to make things work, and S'kef had yet to see a lack of sincerity on the younger man's part. This should go quite nicely.
"J'ver is fond of you, in a professional sense," S'kef continued. "If things stay civil between all of us, maybe I can find room for you more often," he said. "That is, assuming you're looking." He uncorked the bottle and topped off both glasses. The wine wasn't particularly good, but it was the best he could get on short notice. There was some nice wine stashed in his hut, but he was saving that for a special ocasion.