 ~ Rise and Rise Again, Until Lambs become Lions ~
"No." Mathis repeated in a sigh. That was a definitely definite no.
Triple pity. He had hoped, and that in and of itself was a rather rare thing. Then again, it was tested and tried that the realization of hope was consistently a thing unfulfilled, so he wasn't entirely sure why he was bothered by it.
"Appreciate the sympathy." His eyes drifted around again, first over the woman, taking in her clothes, her hair, even how her nails were kept. "So, you're not much of a family-based business then." His smile came back easy as his gaze slipped behind her, at the wares and items that were kept behind the counter. No. "Still," No. No. "Maybe a one-sided bargain would be best." No. No....
From the corner of his eye, he saw it. A spindly thing, sitting on the corner of the lower shelf just off to his side. With an excited clap of his hands, he mosied over to it and plucked it up. The Venus fly trap seemed to be in good shape, if a little under-watered and underfeed. No worries on that though, he had plenty of food waiting for it. No....
A dark chuckle left him at the woman's words, his eyes returning to her slowly from under lowered brows. "Dear, if I wanted something like that, I would not need a goblin to do it for me."
__________________ I've got a fire for a heart._________________________________________________
I'm not scared of the dark._________________________________________
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