[He admittedly should have expected this. Something like it, anyways. She doesn't seem the type for idle questions, a virtue he might otherwise appreciate.
The press is careful, restrained. Carried along under the surface. Sirius' defence kicks up anyways. Better at Occlumency than Legilimency, easier to grasp the nuances of guarding against intrusion than the hours of effort required to infiltrate a mind.
But it's only a voice. Sirius' expression has tightened and closed off. Eye narrowed, he stares at Mara.]
All right.
[As in, enough. He gets it. Deliberate in the way he answers aloud, rather than responding in kind.]
no subject
The press is careful, restrained. Carried along under the surface. Sirius' defence kicks up anyways. Better at Occlumency than Legilimency, easier to grasp the nuances of guarding against intrusion than the hours of effort required to infiltrate a mind.
But it's only a voice. Sirius' expression has tightened and closed off. Eye narrowed, he stares at Mara.]
All right.
[As in, enough. He gets it. Deliberate in the way he answers aloud, rather than responding in kind.]