Snippet #2202941

Cuspin stood patiently, examining the half moon curves of his finger nails. They were short in this body, not very interesting. But toting around claws all the time simply wasn't practical. He couldn't pick anything up, and the point of a human body was to blend in with the humans anyway. Even though he didn't blend in very well in this form. He was much too handsome to blend in, of course. Obviously. His cat-like eyes flicked back up from his slim hand to the clearing, where the two were still talking. The male wouldn't notice him unless he took the ice off his eye, so it would most likely be the girl who noticed him. And he was correct. In the middle of a sentence the charming little female stopped abruptly, having noticed them. She dithered, eyes wide, and dropped her papers. Auch, silly little human. So clumsy.

She spoke, obviously cowed by his presence. As she should be. And she didn't take her eyes off him as she bent to get her papers. The fair skinned daemon thought to mess with her a little more, nothing too frightening, he didn't want to scare the pair of them off, that would ruin everything and only result in an early lunch. With would only be momentarily gratifying. And it would be a shame. The more he saw these funny little humans the more he liked them. The perfect balance of reverence and a good healthy fear mixed with spunk and intelligence. They'd be easy to train, he envisioned.

Cuspin softened around the edges, fading back into the darkness as if he'd never existed. Then, with a slight jerk of his wrist the world shifted under his feet and he was standing behind the human, folding his hands behind his back nonchalantly.

"There's the question, my lucky little friend. There's the question." He said, his voice low. "I was planning on exterminating these two little creatures the moment they stepped into my territory," He fabricated swiftly, "but I've decided that I rather like them. Perhaps if they stay and listen for a few moments they might emerge for the better and not the deader." He laughed. His voice was light and pleasant, A purr of an unknown origin, almost as if it was perfectly accent-less, but there was a threatening tinge behind it. A volatile creature held the reigns in the body, a dangerous mind.

Cuspin turned slowly, with deliberate grace, to examine the male at a closer range. The wounds truly were lovely creations. He made a soft sound in his throat, like a tch, and circled the male. Yes, he was very injured. More-so than the daemon had initially expected. The lad would have to learn how to fight without being injured, yes, but he shouldn't play his cards before the deck was dealt, he needed to keep all his thoughts linear for the moment. For the humans' sake.

"Perhaps I can help you, my little friends. I am a generous lad. I can give you one thing you each desire. Anything. fame, wealth, glory, intelligence, creativity, strength, beauty. The ability to make those who loath you stumble at your feet." Cuspin took a step away, his back momentarily to them, casting his hands out in the air grandly. Hopefully that kept the attention that his death threat had caught. "Anything you've ever wanted." He turned in his heels, wolfish eyes gleaming golden. His voice dropped to a conspiratorial tone, as if he was telling a precious secret. "Anything at all. All you'd need to do is help me stay alive so I can give you the world."

He grinned, a grin so topically charming it almost hid the blood-lust beneath.

"Or, of course, you could always refuse. And dawdle on my land. And subsequently die. Your choice. It would be a bit of a shame though. You two little humans are so curious."

There, that should help them make their decision. He was a very persuasive soul. They probably wouldn't catch his bluff. He'd do more to persuade them if they went to bolt, unless they were completely obstinate. Then he'd have to kill them whether he liked it or not. He couldn't have them running around and telling people. But he'd cope with the deaths. They'd be delicious, anyway, which would be sufficient compensation.