I decided the smartest thing I could do at that moment was to shut my mouth.
There wasn't much room for opinion, anyway. Lothair and Lafarhul stood several paces apart, and the air between them had a weight to it that pressed against the chest like a held breath about to crack.
The violet forest around the mansion wasn't on fire yet, but the way they looked at each other, it felt like it was only a matter of their whim rather than physics.
Lafarhul broke the silence first, her voice carrying that particular flavor of amusement that sharper people use in place of outright insults.
"So this is the partner you mentioned," she said, tilting her head toward Lothair with a faint smile that could have passed for politeness if you didn't look at her eyes.
It also seemed like she decided to unequipped her skull mouth mask so that she can mock Lothair in clearer way.
