( Oooh, well, that's an unexpected reaction on Steinbeck's part. He supposes it was worth getting filched from just to see that.
The truth is, Mishka is a little peeved as well; both because he quite likes that hair clip, and because, at his level of thievery, you just don't get stolen from anymore. It's a matter of pride. Master Assassin pickpocketed by a little fae creature... it is a bit insulting.
He can tell it's baiting them to attack it, but he can also tell that just picking one or the other is still playing by its rules. Either way, they're doing what it wants. )
The hair clip, if you would.
( He doesn't like the implication that they "lost" it either, but he's not violencing this thing until he gets his clip back. )
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The truth is, Mishka is a little peeved as well; both because he quite likes that hair clip, and because, at his level of thievery, you just don't get stolen from anymore. It's a matter of pride. Master Assassin pickpocketed by a little fae creature... it is a bit insulting.
He can tell it's baiting them to attack it, but he can also tell that just picking one or the other is still playing by its rules. Either way, they're doing what it wants. )
The hair clip, if you would.
( He doesn't like the implication that they "lost" it either, but he's not violencing this thing until he gets his clip back. )