[ Sylvain blinks at him for a moment, because whatever response he’d expected from Claude… that one hadn’t been high on the list.
Then again, with Claude’s interest in so many poisons, maybe it should have been. ]
Okay. I’ll drink a little of it first. Don’t freak out when I move my arm, okay? It’s gonna be a little hard to swallow if you slit my throat first. [ Despite the obvious threat and his own unease over it, he manages to keep his tone light, familiar, still watching Claude’s calculating gaze watching him warily in return.
But he does just what he says, bringing his hands in slowly, with obvious movements that Claude can see, uncorking the wineskin and lifting it to take a mouthful - not much, because he wants to make sure there’s enough for Claude after this but enough to hopefully reassure him that the water’s safe. ]
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Then again, with Claude’s interest in so many poisons, maybe it should have been. ]
Okay. I’ll drink a little of it first. Don’t freak out when I move my arm, okay? It’s gonna be a little hard to swallow if you slit my throat first. [ Despite the obvious threat and his own unease over it, he manages to keep his tone light, familiar, still watching Claude’s calculating gaze watching him warily in return.
But he does just what he says, bringing his hands in slowly, with obvious movements that Claude can see, uncorking the wineskin and lifting it to take a mouthful - not much, because he wants to make sure there’s enough for Claude after this but enough to hopefully reassure him that the water’s safe. ]
There. Better?