As she giggled and smiled with amusement batting the flirt away Surtr chuckled softly.
"Hmmm well not for my comfort but your own. Though I suppose my physique likely pales in comparison to that brutish husband of yours." Surtr teased playfully both complimenting and making a small joke at the king. Though she may take offense to the brutish part Surtr found it quite apt, the man displayed a great many things supporting a brute but at least the intentions were correct. As she quipped he smirked slyly,
"On the contrary I was treating out exchange of knowledge a bit like a dance. Each step you take I would follow." Surtr said smirking, it was certainly odd for him to openly insinuate she was leading the dance something rarely done. It was seen as emasculating to allow a female to lead and yet here Surtr was doing just that. Most would see it as him being unworthy but for Surtr he was just so secure in his masculinity that he cared not who lead the dance only that he be a part of it.
As she inquire about his talents the Mage nodded playfully.
"That is one of my talents correct. Could be my favorite I suppose." Surtr said pondering the idea a bit to see if it was true. He did a lot and it wasn't easy for him to think what he enjoyed best. As she began the next step of the dance Surtr would move closer so that he could properly inspect. He had to as each sphere of elemental ability formed Surtrs eyes would fill with more wonder. He had heard that dragons could use multiple elements but he'd only ever heard of three at the most, but this one was doubling it. He was now upon her his head lowered to the level of her palm his eyes flickering over each orb his nose smelling as each passed by. He would look like a child who could just get the top part of their head up over the counter to observe their mother making cookies. His eyes so full of wonder, amazed by this display.
"Phenomenal... so am I incorrect in assuming that the number of elements you can use is directly correlated to your age?" Surtr said shifting his gaze momentarily from the spheres of power to her.
"You are beautiful by the way, and I assume a queen such as yourself wouldn't get insulted by something like age..." Surtr said eyeing the elements while saying this. He supposed it could be seen as flirting but he was more of stating objective fact. Her traits aligned with what was considered beautiful and considering the incredulously long life of dragons she would likely remain this way for quite some time.
As she inquired what would happen Surtr rose shifting his attention to her now so close that he had to look up in order to properly meet her gaze.
"The insatiable curiosity that drives my every being will be momentarily satiated allowing for fleeting freedom.... " Surtr said very succinctly. His tone was slightly cheerful but his words were true, likely the truest thing he'd ever said to her. He was slave to his curiosity and followed it to no end. Even into dangerous and life threatening situations he had to. He couldn't help himself and he learned long ago that fighting only made things worse.
"If you are referring to whom I will share the knowledge with then that depends on what you tell me about the knowledge. If you say it is to only remain in my mind then it shall.... If you say it can be shared freely it will be added to our library so that any who come to Karst may read it." Surtr said looking to the woman his playful disposition fading now. A moment of sobering words were what he felt appropriate.
"I may be a ...... sly lecherous mage..." Surtr said deciding to use terms others had used to describe him since they had been said many times throughout the ages.
"But my word is my bond..." Surtr said his tone and gaze resolute as he spoke. If he agreed to something he always sealed and in the millennia he had lived Surtr had never broken a bond. It made his life more difficult but it was who he was.
After a small moment of silence his eyes returned to the swirling mass of elements hovering above the queens hand.
"And what of you, if I divulge all my inner workings and limitations what will you do with this information?" Surtr inquired returning the question back on the queen wanting to see how she'd react. Would she try to lie? Spew diplomatic mumbo jumbo out. Or was she as genuine as she was resolute? Surtr would continue to poke and prod at her the longer they went on constantly seeking to fill in the pieces of the puzzle. Wanting to solve the problem helpless to his nature as he continued to walk deeper into the dragons den.
