[ Moments like these, he's almost grateful for the decades of practice he's had in keeping a straight face while confronted by horrors on a daily basis. Otherwise, he's pretty sure he would have already flinched back -- if not from the sudden appearance of those flames, then from the gravity of what Messmer is saying.
But at a glance, Rom appears perfectly at ease with everything he's being told, only giving a placid blink at that finale of a rhetorical question. And there's only a moment's pause, a slight tilt of the head, before he responds: ]
Ahhh~ that would explain it. I was wondering what I was seeing in you, Lord Messmer! Now it makes a little more sense.
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But at a glance, Rom appears perfectly at ease with everything he's being told, only giving a placid blink at that finale of a rhetorical question. And there's only a moment's pause, a slight tilt of the head, before he responds: ]
Ahhh~ that would explain it. I was wondering what I was seeing in you, Lord Messmer! Now it makes a little more sense.