#Dottore I want to punch you my dude so bad XD

[pocketfulofgalaxies]

"My my such a clever girl." That was half correct. But not completely, though he did want to get close to those in Nahidas circle it was proving difficult. Especially with the recent turn of events that have happened in Sumeru. To even come to an agreement with that little girl, it sickened him that she so easily persuaded him.

He made no show of moving away from her. Hm, yes though he could tell that Collei was trying to act all brave he could tell that even him being near her. Was at least causing the sense of fear to wash over her. Right. "Collei. My sweet Collei, even I know that if I were to cause a scene here. I know a certain Chief Officer of the Forest Rangers would not be pleased."

If only it were so simple to control her. Time has passed however, and Dottore was no fool. As he has changed, even if not that much. She has blossomed into quite the beautiful young lady from the ugly duckling she was before. He moved two gloved fingers under her chin, wanting her to look at him.

"Tell me, how have you been feeling lately? You have so much life in you since the last time I saw you."

She wished she didn't feel sick looking at this man. She wished being near him didn't make her skin crawl, didn't make her want to stop her own heart just to spare herself from what was likely going to happen.

But--

She forcefully steadied her erratic breathing and narrowed her eyes, looking up at the one man that she perhaps feared the most out of anyone else.

As for what he had wanted.... "You're trying to get close to the people in the Archon's circle so that you can learn how to take even more from her, aren't you?" Despite the way she nearly buckled hearing his voice so close to her, she didn't back down.

Nahida had started to become a good friend to her--despite everything, she would never betray her. "And you chose me because you thought that I would be the weakest and easiest to control."

Merely a year ago, he might have been right.

But not now.