Board Thread:Roleplay/@comment-24849899-20151028205131/@comment-26948101-20151213083345

"Ahhh...well now." Ilassa sighed as she gently nudged the pan containing the roast towards Laskey. "I suppose I'll have to recuse myself from these negotiations if word gets around that I'm smitten with the HLF's lead negotiator, right?"

No reaction from either Mari or the Demon Lord. Laskey, meanwhile, was in a better position to help himself to some of that roast.

"Mari- you're good at negotiations, right? I think it might be wise for you to take the lead in my stead...." Ilassa said to her older sister.

Mari responded to this with a fit of violent coughing- whatever she was chewing on ventured down the wrong pipe as soon as she heard Ilassa's proposal.

"WH-WHAT!?" she asked as soon as the coughing abated. "H-how could you spring something like this on me at the last possible minute, Ilassa!?" She turned to the Demon Lord. "Mother....say something!" she almost pouted.

"Well Mari- I think your sister has a point...."

"If you're concerned about impropriety or the appearance of impropriety, why not hold off on announcing the nature of your relationship until after the negotiations?" Mari asked somewhat frantically.

"You would want your own sister to withhold her true feelings for a human male....?" Ilassa asked playfully. "How very cruel. Mother- I thought you had raised Mari better than this..."