Herbalists' Cache cthulu dawn [m]

lasher looked into the eyes of the boy, and saw therein the thrall, the admiration. it did much to soothe the sting of aria's rejection -- she wished for his son, and this he would not hold against her, for indeed he was an ageing beast. but this child of gold and pearl looked upon him as if he were two years younger, filled with vim and vigor. taltos took a small amount of pride in his continuing virility and haleness, despite the spackling of white hairs along his muzzle.

"you must surround yourself with those who believe it, and those who see it. from their attentions you shall draw your confidence." lasher smiled into the face of the boy alongside him, and so began his seduction -- inadvertent or deliberate, he did not truly know.