[Ajax laughs at the outburst from the kitchen, Anatoli really giving him a go in there. He's sure his brother has caught onto everything at this point, and keeping the twin preoccupied is most likely him doing Ajax a favor right now. He won't soon forget that, thankful for Anatoli.]

I could go, but card games are hardly something I fret too much about when it comes to winning and losing. In fact, ultimately, it doesn't actually matter terribly to me whether I win or lose anything at all, as long as I've learned something along the way. Besides...

[He sinks back into the couch, letting his hands fall from hers, only to let his arm snake back between the couch and her back, tugging lightly on her to lean into him. He's letting his whims get the better of him again, that haze still residing on the edges of his vision.]

I'm far more comfortable here right now. Rest with me, if not for a moment.