nikolas vaisey doesn't need a broom to fly (besserwisser) wrote in wished,
His grin faded slowly, as though Lucy's question had surprised him and he was now taking the statement more seriously than he had been. Sitting back again, Nikolas became silent for longer than he had since she'd arrived. For a few moments he continued to study her, face a bit slack. It almost seemed as though he had zoned out. Suddenly, though he broke the silence, seemingly back to normal.
"Ohh, I don't know," he shrugged and looked a bit edgy. "I don't know that I know the, ah, 'core of your being', or whatever it's meant to represent."
He paused, looking up at her. "Although, I don't think you'd be some sort of predator, like a lion or a hawk or anything."