"Is that so?" he asked, some of his own flirtatious nature peeking through in his smile. "Well that's certainly interesting to know. Nothing you don't want to do, of course, it's just a lesson I learned from Elia. Sometimes it's good to have someone owe you one."
He marked his place in the tome and closed it, leaning against the table. His posture was loose, relaxed, someone at home in his little domain. "That, and it's always interesting to see what my fellow Cirque workers can do."