He's expecting dismissal, or sneering judgment, or even a baldfaced accusation of idiocy. Lucius is absolutely primed to throw any and all of that right back in Izzy's face. Instead, what he gets...is Izzy taking a sip and offering him...a shortbread cookie? Lucius reels but, then he continues and--
It's almost an apology?
"Uh--" Lucius starts dumbly and takes the little proferred cookie. It has a tiny ship debossed on it. Just like that Izzy has cut his legs out from under him (metaphorically).
"Alright," Lucius agrees, for lack of anything else to say. He takes a bite of the cookie and considers Izzy, his brow furrowed as he chews. When he swallows, he says:
"In all fairness, I should warn you: I did poison the book."
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It's almost an apology?
"Uh--" Lucius starts dumbly and takes the little proferred cookie. It has a tiny ship debossed on it. Just like that Izzy has cut his legs out from under him (metaphorically).
"Alright," Lucius agrees, for lack of anything else to say. He takes a bite of the cookie and considers Izzy, his brow furrowed as he chews. When he swallows, he says:
"In all fairness, I should warn you: I did poison the book."
He didn't but it's very bad.