Alistaire abruptly vanishes from sight. A few moments later, there's a gentle touch of pressure to Alisa's back as he reappears, a stiletto in one hand. "That's one. Girls, you can stand down."
At his word, the ladies he arrived with return the guns they had just pulled to their clutch purses. "And we'll call that two acts of good faith now." He walks away from her by a few steps. "This is how I do business, Miss Lebeau, and I like your responses so far. And there aren't any witnesses here. These ladies are paid very well to only see or hear what they're told." He smiles sweetly.
"Now, that's twice I could have been responsible for considerably grievous harm to your lovely person that I just passed up. See? I come in peace, and offering business."
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Date: 2012-12-27 06:02 pm (UTC)At his word, the ladies he arrived with return the guns they had just pulled to their clutch purses. "And we'll call that two acts of good faith now." He walks away from her by a few steps. "This is how I do business, Miss Lebeau, and I like your responses so far. And there aren't any witnesses here. These ladies are paid very well to only see or hear what they're told." He smiles sweetly.
"Now, that's twice I could have been responsible for considerably grievous harm to your lovely person that I just passed up. See? I come in peace, and offering business."