"Sure sounds like it,.m'dear." Billy, for extra measure and to show perhaps how 'affectionate' he was towards Ladon, nuzzled lightly against the boy's temple, into his dark hair.

The night went on with conversing. Billy measured, carefully, the compliments and acts of affection with truth and lure. After all, this was a game. Up until this point it had been incredibly easy. But what challenges would crop up between now and the endgame? Well~ We shall see.