Ludvig felt the coldness of that gaze. Oof, there went his chances. A wry smirk escaped his lips for a bit.

[sup]『 [i]Ludvig[/i] 』[/sup] "I wasn't going to ask, but now that you've mentioned it... 
	That does sound interesting. Rare to see an artifact I've never yet witnessed."
	
Halfway through getting up from his seat, he was suddenly [i]not there[/i], instead mere inches away diagonally behind Amaris.
Index finger up as if to shush Carmen and/or whoever else dared dissuade him.

[sup]『 [i]Ludvig[/i] 』[/sup] "Ah, ah- I'll be fine. Probably."

Steadily moves his hand closer, while asking Amaris.

[sup]『 [i]Ludvig[/i] 』[/sup] "May I?"

Before she could really respond, he lightly palms the back of Amaris' neck with his right hand, away from the sight of most others on the table. Just in case blood doesn't splatter all over the food.

[sup][color=gray]If that has no reaction, Ludvig's palm starts glowing white, activating『 Heavenly Dragon's Inverse Healing Palm 』to see if it reacts to mana instead.[/color][/sup]
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