( this boy sounds as discombobulated as evie feels, even if she's currently doing a little better than he is at holding it inside right now; she's been taught all her life to act charming even when she's not really feeling it. truly, the perks slash disadvantages of having the evil queen for a mom.

at the very least, he's capable of offering a compliment, and evie can't help but let out a peal of laughter, light and airy. ) Oh, stop. You'll make me blush.

( but she has more important matters at hand: retrieving information, if she can get it. luckily for evie, she's usually pretty good at getting intel through flirting a little. she doesn't feel it's totally necessary right now, but she may or may not take it upon herself to curl her fingers around his wrist and tug it a little closer so she can examine both of their bands together, run her thumb along the indent on the front of his. )

Have you figured out how to make it do anything? I was watching you before, you know ... you seemed like you knew what you were doing with it.