[He thinks to ask Mikazuki what it is - but even if the boy could read, there's no guarantee the label contains anything helpful. Takasugi watches dully as the bottle glistens and then disappears from sight, held tight.
They've both stolen something that shimmers, and perhaps both will simply be exchanged for silver.]
Mm- [Takasugi gives no indication of their exit except his own departure, returning the the hallway from the study with quiet footsteps.
The light hasn't changed. His eyes have adjusted, the mortar of the walls a light tangle of color previously invisible, but there's another change
A shift in intuition.
Ease overtaken by caution.
The path he leads is back the way they came, a clear passage until they approach the first room they'd slipped into.
Three guards - two posted at the door, the other rummaging inside, well lit by a small spell. Guards standing silently, the only sound they make is the rustle of papers in the disarray of the room.
Before footsteps, those men will hear the draw of steel.] Get their eyes- [Quiet, but not too low to be heard by the patrol, the two guards immediately draw their weapons and turn to face the pair emerging from faded darkness.
no subject
They've both stolen something that shimmers, and perhaps both will simply be exchanged for silver.]
Mm- [Takasugi gives no indication of their exit except his own departure, returning the the hallway from the study with quiet footsteps.
The light hasn't changed. His eyes have adjusted, the mortar of the walls a light tangle of color previously invisible, but there's another change
A shift in intuition.
Ease overtaken by caution.
The path he leads is back the way they came, a clear passage until they approach the first room they'd slipped into.
Three guards - two posted at the door, the other rummaging inside, well lit by a small spell. Guards standing silently, the only sound they make is the rustle of papers in the disarray of the room.
Before footsteps, those men will hear the draw of steel.] Get their eyes- [Quiet, but not too low to be heard by the patrol, the two guards immediately draw their weapons and turn to face the pair emerging from faded darkness.
Put your weapons down!
No chance.]