"What a beautiful gentleman?" One of the ladies said, reaching to take his glasses off so she could see his eyes better.
Sevastian caught her hand quick enough, bringing it down, "You can not touch the glasses miss." He replied, using his other hand to adjust his glasses.
"And is incredibly polite too." The lady praised, tilting her head to the other side to look at the other ladies.
"Come with me, I will make you have a good time. I promise." The lady said in a sultry voice.
"Thank you for that offer, I am perfectly fine. I am sure the man over there would be more than happy to indulge in your offer." Sevastian said, his eyes shifting to Rohan who appeared to be enjoying the attention.
The lady giggled. "I do not want the white haired man, it is you I want. Shy and reserved gentlemen are my specialty." Her voice felt like silk on his skin.
"I do not think shy and reserved is a good compliment for a man." Sevastian said looking at her completely painted face. Her eyes were covered with black kohl, making her blue eyes more pronounced.
She was not an unattractive woman, she was just not Sevastian's type of woman. It was already uncomfortable that they were having this kind of conversation in public, but then again, what did he expect? He was in a brothel.
"You just made me like you even more. I can tell you are not a scandalous man. Are you a lover boy?" Her brow raised.
"I have never thought about love, I am dedicated to my work. I can not entirely call myself a lover boy." Sevastian replied, by now, the other ladies just walked away from them upon seeing that Sevastian was not giving them the attention they needed.
"Hmm, quite boring if you ask me." She teased.
"Not the first time I have heard that." A light smile tugged his lips.
"I am glad, tell me about yourself? What do you do for fun?" She asked, keeping her hands to herself, but still maintaining a close distance.
"There is nothing interesting about me, all I do is work. There is no fun when you work all day." Sevastian replied.
"Hmm. I feel you did decide not to have fun, if you want something, you must make time for it no matter how busy you are."
"That is quite smart miss." He acknowledged with a poker face.
The lady feigned a gasp, looking hurt. "You insult me Sir, do you think I am dull just because of what I do?" She inquired.
"Not at all. I would never insult you Miss, I am sorry if I offended you." His shoulder tensed.
A hearty laugh escaped her lips. "You are an interesting creature sir, you do not need to be so uptight, I was only teasing you. I am not easily hurt by words." She said, smiling broadly.
"Oh," Sevastian let his shoulders relax, "I am glad everything is well."
"I-"
"Excuse me miss, We have to leave now." Rohan walked up to them, his gaze shifting from the lady to Sevastian.
"Forgive me, duty calls miss." Sevastian announced, heading out of the parlor.
"Not a problem Sir, I am Jane since you did not ask." Jane crossed her arms over her chest.
"Forgive me again miss Jane, I am-"
"Sevastian, Sir Sevastian. Everyone knows who you are. Have a good night, I hope I do not see you here again." Jane teased with a smile
"I would not dare, have a good night too." Sevastian passed her a polite nod,, before heading out of parlor.
"Have you gotten what you are seeking for?" Madam Francesca asked, she had changed her clothes now, to something more provocative.
"Yes, thanks to you Madam. A little gift for your help." Rohan tossed her a pouch of gold coins.
Francesca grabbed it, quickly hiding it under her dress. "You are truly a gentleman." She whispered.
"I am indeed, have a wonderful evening." Rohan winked at the woman before walking out of the brothel.
The men were able to get some fresh air as they stepped out the open, the choking air of the brothel was deeply uncomfortable.
"I thought you frequented the brothel?" Sevastian asked, surprised that he did not know the madam.
"I do visit the brothel once in a while Sev, not this one though. I am not a manwhore." Rohan placed a hand on his chest as he spoke.
"That makes it so much better." Sevastian said sarcastically.
"Mock me all you want, but, I was not the one blushing over a discussion with a whore." Rohan rolled his eyes.
"I was not blushing, and calling a woman a whore is quite disrespectful Rohan." Sevastian said.
"Call her whatever you please Sev, I am not going to argue with you on what she is," Rohan shrugged nonchalantly.
"You seemed to be having fun yourself, I hope you got something useful from it."
"Yes I did, Lillian never worked at that brothel. She just said it to James for whatever reasons. The woman at this brothel told me, she has seen a woman that fits our description at a bakery downtown." Rohan explained.
"Bakery? Was she a customer or the trader?" Sevastian inquired.
"Trader, the woman mentioned she sold wheat breads that day. It was when she handed the bread over that she got a glance of the tattoo on her wrist." He continued.
"That is good news, His Majesty returns in two days, I want her in our custody before he returns." Sevastian stated.
"Playing investigator is certainly not my favorite job." Rohan admitted, it took too much effort that he did not like.
"But, spending time with women is?" Sevastian teased, adjusting his gloves.
A smirk appeared across his lips. "You read me so well Sev, I am almost proud of you. Would you be visiting your new friend at the brothel?"
"She is not my friend, and no, I might just die from suffocation if I return to that place." Sevastian subconsciously pulled on his collar.
"You both seemed deeply in love, perhaps, you can invite her to the palace since you dislike the brothel."
"We just met! We can not possibly be in love and, I am not inviting anyone anywhere." Sevastian frowned.
"Whatever you say my friend." Rohan nudged Sevastian playfully on his arm.