Eric watched her flatly for a second; if she read that as disapproval at her obvious impatience, she might yet be as smart as he had originally thought her. But this spoiled child routine was not to his taste. Was she truly so used to people falling all over themselves to please her?
It gave him urges he should really not give into, not if he wanted to keep a working relationship with her brother.
So, after a beat, he only shifted, leaning his forearms on his thighs and turning his head to face her, and answered her latest question. "We don't. Fit into the world. We live on its edges. But we do have business arrangements with people in the right places, so we can secure our own continued existence without human interference."
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Date: 2017-01-02 03:32 am (UTC)It gave him urges he should really not give into, not if he wanted to keep a working relationship with her brother.
So, after a beat, he only shifted, leaning his forearms on his thighs and turning his head to face her, and answered her latest question. "We don't. Fit into the world. We live on its edges. But we do have business arrangements with people in the right places, so we can secure our own continued existence without human interference."