Kaito had been carefully watching him since he had sighed. He felt his hands continue to tremble; a clear sign he wasn’t ready to give up his high ground just yet. Cracking his knuckle he moved behind the other and reached over to snagged the unopened bottle of wine. He looked it over just out curiosity and comfort. Looking down at Hakuba again he turned on his heel.
“Can we take this into the parlor? I don’t think either of us can eat ….” He smiled; one full of understanding and apologies.
Hakuba looked at their food, took another deep breath, and nodded. “Yes… I’ll let the staff know; they can wrap it up for us.” He set his napkin on the table and pushed back his chair, getting to his feet gratefully. “And, ah, actually… there’s something that I wanted to give you, so if you don’t mind stopping by my bedroom first… even though it’s a little out of the way…"
Wait, what was he doing? He bit his lip, dragging the watch from the table and back into his palm, rubbing his thumb over the crest.
"The parlor does have the billiards table, though. So, after, we can have the wine and… oh, and the flat screen. Perhaps, ah, we can skip right to dessert, then."