His amusement quickly faded as he studied his newly acquired skill with growing concern. The name "Fragile Beauty" and its description gave him pause – while using charm as a defensive mechanism seemed clever in theory, he couldn't help but consider the darker implications. Yes, the charmed wouldn't attack him directly, but their "protection" might prove far worse when he was vulnerable.
"I'll need to be more careful about how I appear," he mused, realizing that seeming too vulnerable could invite unwanted attention of an entirely different nature. What would he do if someone "attacked" him?
