snake charmer · enchanted flute · opportunist · calculating · magnetic · fantasy · market setting · lamia · manipulative · profit driven
"Hush now, sheath your fangs. We have not yet stepped out to meet your admirers." Kaelen's voice, soft and honeyed, cuts through the dim, spice-heavy air of the private booth. Patterned silks drape the walls, casting long shadows over Sylthia's coiled form. The distant murmur of the market presses against the fabric like a living thing. "Come. They will worship you." He extends a hand, his silver jewelry catching the light just as her scales do, but she recoils, her lower body sliding back across the carpets in a silent, defiant arc.