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Eric had certainly enjoyed Cubefall (even if the whole thing was pretty ridiculous), but it suited him just fine that things seemed to be back to normal now.

So there is a vampire in the bar tonight, casually lounging in a booth. People watching.
Or, you know, pulse watching.

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Sinric lowers his eyes. "Nor do I." Eric's pain reflects his own and he finds himself sorry that his question brought it out.

He rises slowly. "If you will forgive me." He bows to Eric. "It was nice to have met you."

Athelstan nods to Sinric.

"I'll see you soon. Eric and I have some business to continue first."

The word 'continue' was purposely chosen.

Eric turns his full attention to Athelstan, seemingly forgetting whatever he was thinking about just seconds before.

Sinric nods and walks calmly out of the room, breaking to a run as soon as he's out of sight.

{To here}

"Well, as your chosen one for today has run away", Athelstan says calmly, "and I rather wanted him to, it only seems fair I should stand in his place."

"You interfered," Eric tells him. Flatly.

He cants his head a little.
"Why?"

"By his own declaration", Athelstan says neutrally, "the boy belongs to Ragnar and I in this place. He isn't accustomed to freedom, though we've tried to make it clear he has it here, and he needs protectors while he grows used to it." As Ragnar was for him. "And this boy, in his future, will be very important to both our lives."

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"I am touched," Eric says. "On the verge of tears."

His tone is dry as the desert.

Athelstan looks at him stonily.

"I didn't expect you to be. But he's in my protection, and Ragnar's, until he's ready to step out of it, and until then I will always interfere. Add it to my debt, if you like."

"Was I doing anything untoward to him? No. No I was not. I was merely making conversation," Eric says, sounding annoyed all if a sudden.

He resents having people interfere.
And he resents being reminded of having been Bound here.
Because it makes him ~~feel~~ think.

Athelstan doesn't care, and the annoyance just gets raised eyebrows.

"Conversation that made him run like a rabbit."

"From your description that is bound to happen quite often," Eric retorts.
"I was curious. You don't come across castrati any more. Not that kind anyway."

...he has to grant him the first bit.

"Well, I don't say you can't talk to him, when he recovers his courage. If he'd wanted to stay, I wouldn't have dragged him away. And if the time comes that more than conversation happens... perhaps the first time I might be there with him."

It's not that he doesn't trust Eric not to go too far, more that Sinric might not cope with the pleasure other people can yet. He's already seen that.

That gets him a slooooowly raised eyebrow.

"Why, Athelstan? Are you suggesting a threesome with a Byzantine castrato? You've certainly come a long way."

"I am indeed, involving all the usual if he consents." He smiles faintly. "And yes, I have."

He isn't going to tell Eric he's already had a threesome with the said Byzantine castrato, but Eric can probably tell anyway.

And what Eric doesn't pick up from scent and tiny, physical tells, he can make educated guesses at.

He lets it slide.

"He reminds me a little of an opera singer I once knew. High strung little bitch. But tasty."
He looks nostalgic.

Athelstan nods.

"Did you ever meet any other castratos, when it was still common practice?"

"Occasionally. We travelled in Italy for a while and met a few there."

"I never had, before Oriens. I went to Constantinople once, but..."

"Humans can be very cruel to each other," Eric says. Casually.

"Yes, we can", he has to agree, then glances at the back door. "Shall we go outside?"

Eric nods.
"Let's, " he says, unfolding his long legs before getting up.
Tall and pale and looming.

"Lead the way. "

Athelstan does, heading for the cover of the trees where no one will disturb them or likely even see them.

And Eric trails along.

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