"Interesting," Killian murmured. That was a very good guess. Based on things he wouldn't have looked at. A bit... "You're observations are astute, though I feel the logic is a bit flawed."
Not a test.
"I mean," Killian added quickly. "Intelligence and magic application is hardly the best place to start with deductions. I'd like to know why you started there even though you are correct, Ms. Aziza. I am a Sphinx. That's what I am here to learn about. And spiritual magic diffusion in the atmosphere at high altitudes."
But he was mostly supposed to be learning about sphinxes and the fact that he was not doing that very thing because he was obsessed with work to an almost unhealthy degree suddenly bothered him. He was such a loser. In the meantime, he would continue his train of thought before pursuing the other, more important train of thought.
A train of thought he would probably pursue through Aziza. She had to know a thing or two about his kind if she could accurately figure out what he was despite having very few physical tells if they ignored the palms of his hands. If he hadn't been note taking, he would have hidden his hands under the table. That must have been what she was looking at even if she didn't mention it.
"You're a very smart woman, Ms. Aziza. You should have more confidence in your answers regardless of your perception of them."
Not a test.
"I mean," Killian added quickly. "Intelligence and magic application is hardly the best place to start with deductions. I'd like to know why you started there even though you are correct, Ms. Aziza. I am a Sphinx. That's what I am here to learn about. And spiritual magic diffusion in the atmosphere at high altitudes."
But he was mostly supposed to be learning about sphinxes and the fact that he was not doing that very thing because he was obsessed with work to an almost unhealthy degree suddenly bothered him. He was such a loser. In the meantime, he would continue his train of thought before pursuing the other, more important train of thought.
A train of thought he would probably pursue through Aziza. She had to know a thing or two about his kind if she could accurately figure out what he was despite having very few physical tells if they ignored the palms of his hands. If he hadn't been note taking, he would have hidden his hands under the table. That must have been what she was looking at even if she didn't mention it.
"You're a very smart woman, Ms. Aziza. You should have more confidence in your answers regardless of your perception of them."
