Lucanis's eyes locked on the apples of her cheeks, following the lines of the vallaslin like he had done plenty of times before when he hoped she would not notice. All he wanted to do was slip his arms around her properly and kiss her, still reeling from seeing her again and knowing now that she knew what lie ahead.

Instead, he slowly retracted his hand. "Best to be prepared. Now, shall we get to breaking these displays so I can hurry away with my prize?" He asked with a smirk. "And when we are finished — perhaps we can meet somewhere more... private?"