You're right brings Louis' gaze slanting over to Daniel, jaw tight. Assessing.
Louis' hands come to rest on the chair in front of him. Gaze sliding back to Lestat, measuring the effect Daniel's had.
Withholding his own thoughts on who needed what safety. No need to litigate that in this exact moment.
"No one wants you to leave."
Well. Maybe Armand would prefer Lestat absent, but Armand is not part of this calculation.
Louis holds his own temper in check. Trying to follow Daniel's lead, to deflate rather than match Lestat's energy. (Whatever parts of his are governed by the past, by the lesson learned in New Orleans that lives in Louis' body still, Louis will not examine.) Bites down on the part of him galled by the thought of being perceived as in need of protection.
Says a thing that Louis knows to be true, his own growing frustration aside:
no subject
Louis' hands come to rest on the chair in front of him. Gaze sliding back to Lestat, measuring the effect Daniel's had.
Withholding his own thoughts on who needed what safety. No need to litigate that in this exact moment.
"No one wants you to leave."
Well. Maybe Armand would prefer Lestat absent, but Armand is not part of this calculation.
Louis holds his own temper in check. Trying to follow Daniel's lead, to deflate rather than match Lestat's energy. (Whatever parts of his are governed by the past, by the lesson learned in New Orleans that lives in Louis' body still, Louis will not examine.) Bites down on the part of him galled by the thought of being perceived as in need of protection.
Says a thing that Louis knows to be true, his own growing frustration aside:
"I want you to stay."