No? Is he a distant relation then? Sometimes that can happen, especially in the noble lines.
[Meaning inbreeding often caused strange quirks to crop up. Laurent should know, it was most prevalent in royal families. And dogs. And horses . . .
He weathered the man's appraisal and questions with no apparent reaction, though internally he was rather relieved. Interactions with Stephen had always seemed quite . . . antagonistic. Mostly due to Laurent being Laurent, but the less needling man in front of him was a relief.]
I'm not certain I would label us friends. He'd promised to teach me magic, in an effort to prove it actually exists. But we don't spend time with each other regularly, and he's apparently reneged in his promise since I haven't heard anything from him in quite some time. Yourself?
[There were so many details he was skipping over, but Laurent didn't see why he should bother explaining to a stranger.]
no subject
[Meaning inbreeding often caused strange quirks to crop up. Laurent should know, it was most prevalent in royal families. And dogs. And horses . . .
He weathered the man's appraisal and questions with no apparent reaction, though internally he was rather relieved. Interactions with Stephen had always seemed quite . . . antagonistic. Mostly due to Laurent being Laurent, but the less needling man in front of him was a relief.]
I'm not certain I would label us friends. He'd promised to teach me magic, in an effort to prove it actually exists. But we don't spend time with each other regularly, and he's apparently reneged in his promise since I haven't heard anything from him in quite some time. Yourself?
[There were so many details he was skipping over, but Laurent didn't see why he should bother explaining to a stranger.]