Foreplay

Abel closed his eyes, inwardly cursed, then quickly opened them as he thought to himself. The kiss he had with Dani inside the tavern had been tormenting him for days, and he was so annoyed that he put his hand on his face and hastily got up from his seat. 

"This wouldn't do," he grunted as he went into his mist form to go to the library hall. "I feel like I was unintentionally bewitched!"

"Lord Abel?" 

Looking up, he noted how Cian looked so surprised at his sudden presence. The head of the library hall even blinked at him. 

"It's been a while, Master Cian," Abel greeted with a polite chuckle.