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His voice called attention to ears that had already heard the coming of footfall - Splendid eyes of bleeding royalty lifted to mildly scour the King's approach, but no sense could be gleaned from this. Itachi seemed a master at concealing his thoughts, his emotions - Perhaps it was fool to imagine that the youth had either of these things to display. Sirius was unsure, but his rank demanded aquiescence, and the Protege obliged soon after.
When Itachi rose, it was with the lithe, sinuous grace that always befit him - Grace that, had Sirius dwelled deeply on it, he had seen in another. Blood ran thick in the cursed soil of this land. However, the monarch was a Hunter, and his eyes had spanned hundreds of kills, had searched for thousands of weaknesses in all things. He saw the shift of weight, narrowed pupils seeking the injured joint before lifting again.
So, his second-in-command was injured, and clearly exhausted. The suspicion, quite to bubble in reptilian blood, flared the male's nostrils and gathered thunderclouds to brood over his brow in antiscipation of poor news. "Your report on the trip," His voice was blunt, yet unable to rid itself completely of the oozing silver charm that clung so well to the baritone huskiness. For lack of a better motion, iron-corded arms crossed over chest, bringing the four bear-slayer marks over his heart to life.
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