H-524: Cap Isle, Victory Hotel, Private Room
Raina sits at the round-shaped table, the chairs are offset so the table is slightly to their side and they are not opposite across it.
She settles herself, studies Lia for several seconds before proceeding.
“Interesting. Have I met you before?”
One tiny eyebrow raise and a wrinkle of the nose.
“Well yes but that was cheating. If we’re going to discuss this side of business then this is who you’ll be doing business with.”
Winta tips her head to the left.
“That is if this initial meeting goes well and I decide to take you on as a client.”
A beat.
“You see, had you done things through the accepted channels, this meeting would have been the first step. A discussion of your needs and requirements and an establishment of clear rules and boundaries.”
It might be Raina’s imagination but there seems to be a heavier inflection on ‘rules and boundaries’.
There is also a definite glint in her eyes that holds that same fire from earlier. That is all Lia, despite the plastered smile and polite demeanor of Winta’s facade. Raina might get the feeling that if this meeting had happened under different circumstances, that glint would be absent right now.
“I assume you have viewed my site.”
Not a question.