Before he could take a sip of his drink, the young wizard was talking again and Jake stopped just before his lips pressed to the lip of his glass. He looked over at Chris with curiosity, for the boy had said his words with such brutal honesty that it made Jake pause.
It hadn't been a line at all. Just a simple observation and not dressed up with flattery that Jake was used to hearing. Huh.
He chuckled, the sound reverberating back from the glass close to his mouth and he took a large gulp of his ale before responding.
"Thanks. You're a rather cute bloke as well," he told Chris, being honest in return.
Jake leaned back in his chair, his hands clasped at crotch level. "Wow, that's a lot of information all at one time, Chris. Happy belated birthday then. What did you do to celebrate the big one-eight?"