( ivan covers his indignant sound with a cough, grip tightening further. elizabeth is anything but, he wants to say, hell -- he's rather surprised she ended up as personable as she is when one considers being locked up and traded at birth. he's just saying. )
She's anything but cold. ( he responds smoothly, with a slight jostle of her to punctuate the sly -- well, ivan hopes it's sly -- remark. ) Sure, lead the way.
( they're going to need to draw more attention to themselves, though. maybe if she started wailing? he's not sure how to ask her about that, though. )
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She's anything but cold. ( he responds smoothly, with a slight jostle of her to punctuate the sly -- well, ivan hopes it's sly -- remark. ) Sure, lead the way.
( they're going to need to draw more attention to themselves, though. maybe if she started wailing? he's not sure how to ask her about that, though. )