Silver Creek of cloudless climes and starry skies

a long time ago, iliksis had learn to package his lies in such a way that they appeared as half-truths: tell a disbeliever an honest answer, and it was often hard for them to detect any trace of dishonesty in the reply. and so, when iliksis was prompted to think of addison and her fire, he did so without reserve, and answered as easily as if he had practiced for this very moment.

"she is quite fiery. i am not accustomed to such women, as it seems they are rare. yet, she seems different since she came back. have you noticed anything?" he transferred the attention back to harrison, much preferring it be him that the limelight of their topic fell upon.