He breathes out a laugh, oddly endeared by Lestat framing the exchange in the worst possible light. Not that it had happened in a very good one.
"No. I don't think that's what he meant." In this instance, Neal had referenced the fact that he'd lost out to Will in the attempt for Malcolm's attention. He sighs, closing his eyes.
"How's your Warden? What's it like, working with him?"
Though Neal probably knows Lestat well enough to pick up on the fondness in his tone.
"He is beyond good-hearted and continues to go out of his way to provide comforts to me. If there were an ulterior motive I could abide it, but he's given me the ability to fully see into his mind and he simply does it because he wants to."
And of course only Lestat would find an issue with someone being so hospitable. Still, he's positively enchanted by Reid, so the fits of annoyance are easily quelled.
Mostly because when Lestat decides he fancies someone, he goes all in to full infatuation. And to say he's infatuated with a certain vampire doctor on board may be an understatement.
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"Your desire to be good at something is holding you back?"
Lestat knows that's not the meaning. Still, he can't help but skew it that way, particularly in context of the conversation up until now.
"Perhaps it is late and I am reading too far into things," he adds, casually. "I can't imagine he'd encourage you to settle for mediocrity."
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"No. I don't think that's what he meant." In this instance, Neal had referenced the fact that he'd lost out to Will in the attempt for Malcolm's attention. He sighs, closing his eyes.
"How's your Warden? What's it like, working with him?"
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Though Neal probably knows Lestat well enough to pick up on the fondness in his tone.
"He is beyond good-hearted and continues to go out of his way to provide comforts to me. If there were an ulterior motive I could abide it, but he's given me the ability to fully see into his mind and he simply does it because he wants to."
And of course only Lestat would find an issue with someone being so hospitable. Still, he's positively enchanted by Reid, so the fits of annoyance are easily quelled.
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"Careful," he says. "You sound like you're half-way to a crush."
And that way lies madness.
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Mostly because when Lestat decides he fancies someone, he goes all in to full infatuation. And to say he's infatuated with a certain vampire doctor on board may be an understatement.