"Has anyone ever told you that you have a way with words? Is this how you managed to charm my daughter into a relationship with you?" Klaus finally spoke, his voice breaking the silence that had lingered between them for so long.
Anthony, who had been quietly staring at the vast mural before them, simply smiled at those words. He could sense the subtle shift in Klaus's emotions, an almost imperceptible softening, but he chose to say nothing of it.
After all, today might very well be the greatest trial Klaus had ever faced in his entire life.
"Some people have indeed told me such things," Anthony replied with measured calm. "But no, that is not how I charmed your daughter. She is far too special to fall for mere words or empty flattery. If it were otherwise, I am certain that all the others who have tried approaching her throughout her life would have succeeded by now."
