"Oh please," Daniel says to that, annoyed and stubborn enough that now it's going to be a point of pride to have no problem at all. Silly, given that in the guise of Rashid, Armand had demonstrated intimate knowledge of his medical needs. How it must have disgusted him, to play act at caring about the foibles of an old man's mortality.
He loses the empty glass along the way through the crowd. Wonders briefly, as he hits the stairs with Armand following behind, if he looks like he's pulled some pretty little twink. The thought makes him smile grimly. Some people have already implied he's too old to be here.
Once they reach the second floor he pauses to catch his breath — and to give way to Armand: "I have no idea where anything is in this place," he admits. He's snooped around a bit but even then, only enough to know it's more of a damn maze than the one made of shrubbery outside. So he'll need guiding to the master study. Once there he considers it with a critical eye, right up until he spots a sideboard of sherry, which he decides to help himself to, unwisely.
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He loses the empty glass along the way through the crowd. Wonders briefly, as he hits the stairs with Armand following behind, if he looks like he's pulled some pretty little twink. The thought makes him smile grimly. Some people have already implied he's too old to be here.
Once they reach the second floor he pauses to catch his breath — and to give way to Armand: "I have no idea where anything is in this place," he admits. He's snooped around a bit but even then, only enough to know it's more of a damn maze than the one made of shrubbery outside. So he'll need guiding to the master study. Once there he considers it with a critical eye, right up until he spots a sideboard of sherry, which he decides to help himself to, unwisely.