[Not every plan needed to have backup, and not every visit needed to end in confrontation.
The door was opened shortly after Martin had finished knocking, and Elias looked colder than normal. Gone were the smug grins of someone who Knows Something, and it was replaced with grim neutrality of someone who had business that needed attending to.
Martin wasn’t the only one who had lost something.
He stepped aside so his guest may enter.]
I’m glad you could make it, Martin. I think we have a lot to discuss and a lot of items that can benefit both of us, if you are receptive enough to listen. [He started to walk down the hall, passing by the office where a flickering ghost remained.
Elias walked by without looking in; his goal was a Spartan den before a fireplace that was already going.]
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The door was opened shortly after Martin had finished knocking, and Elias looked colder than normal. Gone were the smug grins of someone who Knows Something, and it was replaced with grim neutrality of someone who had business that needed attending to.
Martin wasn’t the only one who had lost something.
He stepped aside so his guest may enter.]
I’m glad you could make it, Martin. I think we have a lot to discuss and a lot of items that can benefit both of us, if you are receptive enough to listen. [He started to walk down the hall, passing by the office where a flickering ghost remained.
Elias walked by without looking in; his goal was a Spartan den before a fireplace that was already going.]