"Ma chère, vous semblez être juste comme manquant à la compagnie en tant que moi. Peut-être nous pourrions être ensemble seulement?" He laughed, swallowing another mouthful of wine, leaning off the stone railing, setting the glass to rest on it and idly adjusting the cuffs of his shirt. "À moins que votre mari vous attende?" He added, looking back in her direction. "Je ne souhaiterais pas te causer l'ennui." Perhaps a little pointless chatter would distract him, keep his mind ticking over until he could discover in what dark corner his associate was hiding, watching and waiting as always. There was, Sergius knew, money to be made here tonight, and a lot of it, but the Kniaz was going to have to work hard for it.