[ The most troubling part of the stranger's presence in the kitchen, possibly, is the thoughtful repose in which he seems to have been caught. Standing, so conscious that he does not belong there, but with one hand resting at the edge of the table like one might on a horse or dog: measuring, analytical. As if one could take the pulse of the House, or perhaps it's the kitchen specifically that caught his interest.
As she enters, he turns smoothly and unhurriedly to face her, the hand slipping from the table just as she deposits her flowers, quite without any obvious intention to do so. Guileless in the face like a child, though he is tall enough to make that effect disconcerting at times. ]
Good evening, mistress.
[ The honorific is a bit antiquated to him as he grew up much more working class than his affectations with Haran would have suggested, but it seems like the right word. Haran is the master of the house, yet Brandon would guess he does not do much living in it. Not in the way he guesses, looking at this kitchen, that she does. And no shirking is possible; he must begin finding out how good at guessing he's been, from now until he's ejected from the premises, bodily or fatally. ]
no subject
As she enters, he turns smoothly and unhurriedly to face her, the hand slipping from the table just as she deposits her flowers, quite without any obvious intention to do so. Guileless in the face like a child, though he is tall enough to make that effect disconcerting at times. ]
Good evening, mistress.
[ The honorific is a bit antiquated to him as he grew up much more working class than his affectations with Haran would have suggested, but it seems like the right word. Haran is the master of the house, yet Brandon would guess he does not do much living in it. Not in the way he guesses, looking at this kitchen, that she does. And no shirking is possible; he must begin finding out how good at guessing he's been, from now until he's ejected from the premises, bodily or fatally. ]
May I introduce myself, if I won't be in the way?