 Which came first, the phoenix or the flame?
Brandon was usually a pretty friendly person, but he really had come here to be ALONE and furthermore, this wasn't even a friendly interruption. No hello Brandon, no what are you doing right now?, no wow aren't you cold? Just an immediate 'you're so stupid'. Seriously? She sounded like his father.
His head snapped up from the page he was working on, and for a few seconds the look on his face could've killed. But Brandon was nothing if not restrained, and didn't say anything until he was sure it wouldn't come out sounding angry. The anger in his eyes faded into... something else far away, and he went back to looking at his article. "Do you always introduce yourself like that?" he asked calmly. "It's very rude. And I'm not stupid." She could count herself lucky that he did not have a short fuse or low self esteem. And now, if she'd excuse him, he had dittany to read about and a warm sandwich with cocoa to look after. |