If Kyp was honest, he found Sam's company more amusing than anything else. The kid was the exact sort of person he was used to running into, and therefore he knew how to deal with him.
That was, mock him and his sensibilities mercilessly, because the kid had already made up his mind about him and Kyp didn't care enough to try changing it.
"Actually, I was thinking about how best to stab you in the back from this position. So I might just hang around this area for a few minutes, if that's okay with you?"
The sad thing was, Kyp just seemed to catch him on all the wrong days in all the worst ways-- otherwise Sam would be more than capable of putting up with a sarcastic devil-may-care attitude, being as he had years of practice.
Somehow, though, that had just never seemed to work with his esteemed colleague.
A phantom pain tickled between his shoulder blades at Kyp's quip, and Sam grit his teeth. He would not give Kyp the satisfaction of a grumble, instead replying helpfully, "My heart's on the right side." Then Sam pushed past the entrance to the forest. Dense leaves and a thick canopy enveloped him almost immediately; the lengthy shadows making the time seem to jump from dusk to midnight in a second.
If there was one thing Kyp was good at, it was being obnoxious. "Who said anything about going for the heart?" Admittedly the topic of conversation was a little morbid, but ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer. Of course he was damn well coming.
Pausing for a moment, Kyp closed his eyes to block the kid out and concentrate, opening his mind to the Force and reaching out in a wide radius around them. Immediately the forest came to life as he stepped in after Sam, opening his eyes again; the place was alive, ancient and touched with darkness as it was with light and that was enough dramatic thought for the time being. Kyp took his own quiet enjoyment in the place, and kept his mind out on the lookout for possible danger.
"It's usually the point you aim for," Sam replied easily, as if Kyp was only one being difficult.
When Kyp came up behind him, Sam rolled his shoulders, ready. His wand was out, his eyes were tracking-- All right, down to business. "Did Cid tell you if we're looking for anything in particular?"
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That was, mock him and his sensibilities mercilessly, because the kid had already made up his mind about him and Kyp didn't care enough to try changing it.
"Actually, I was thinking about how best to stab you in the back from this position. So I might just hang around this area for a few minutes, if that's okay with you?"
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Somehow, though, that had just never seemed to work with his esteemed colleague.
A phantom pain tickled between his shoulder blades at Kyp's quip, and Sam grit his teeth. He would not give Kyp the satisfaction of a grumble, instead replying helpfully, "My heart's on the right side." Then Sam pushed past the entrance to the forest. Dense leaves and a thick canopy enveloped him almost immediately; the lengthy shadows making the time seem to jump from dusk to midnight in a second.
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Pausing for a moment, Kyp closed his eyes to block the kid out and concentrate, opening his mind to the Force and reaching out in a wide radius around them. Immediately the forest came to life as he stepped in after Sam, opening his eyes again; the place was alive, ancient and touched with darkness as it was with light and that was enough dramatic thought for the time being. Kyp took his own quiet enjoyment in the place, and kept his mind out on the lookout for possible danger.
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When Kyp came up behind him, Sam rolled his shoulders, ready. His wand was out, his eyes were tracking-- All right, down to business. "Did Cid tell you if we're looking for anything in particular?"
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