The white sheep of the family
Loren merely nodded in response to Maea's reply about Zariah. As the pale-skinned woman's hand landed on his shoulder his eyes flicked to it, then back to her face. However, he still said nothing, letting the silence stretch out.
Indeed, he only spoke a long beat after she made explained she would like to see more of the Palace. "I am new here myself, so hardly the most ideal of guides." He paused, glancing up and down the hallway. "Still, I suppose we could explore it together. Less likely to be disturbed that way." As it had been the entire conversation, Turning back to her, he tilted his head, waiting for her response to his suggestion. If she agreed, he'd lead her down the hallway he'd been going down before he stopped to speak with her.
Indeed, he only spoke a long beat after she made explained she would like to see more of the Palace. "I am new here myself, so hardly the most ideal of guides." He paused, glancing up and down the hallway. "Still, I suppose we could explore it together. Less likely to be disturbed that way." As it had been the entire conversation, Turning back to her, he tilted his head, waiting for her response to his suggestion. If she agreed, he'd lead her down the hallway he'd been going down before he stopped to speak with her.
Will blood tell
