Sonia's happy to play the courtly route, but it never hurts to throw in a few less-than-indirect blows here and there, just to keep them on their toes. Besides, that started look on Byerly's face was priceless. She commits that one to memory just to savor it.
Having successfully landed that blow, Sonia falls back into the role of the coquette, smiling sweetly at him. "Would that we could sustain ourselves on thought alone," she murmurs. "I should think that anyone would be tempted to drink from a fountain after years of stagnant water."
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Sonia's happy to play the courtly route, but it never hurts to throw in a few less-than-indirect blows here and there, just to keep them on their toes. Besides, that started look on Byerly's face was priceless. She commits that one to memory just to savor it.
Having successfully landed that blow, Sonia falls back into the role of the coquette, smiling sweetly at him. "Would that we could sustain ourselves on thought alone," she murmurs. "I should think that anyone would be tempted to drink from a fountain after years of stagnant water."