Look, there’s a difference between knowing Yuya knows and actually knowing he’s standing there watching them get all mushy together! It’s embarrassing!

Childermass pauses to consider the question — the expression, at least, is faithful to the magician’s serious consideration, unlike the smarmy smirk of before.

“Hm. As real as the spirits in your cards, perhaps,” is what he settles on, sounding a good deal more like his real self, though he’ll turn to Lambert at that. The witcher flushes on cue, even if he doesn’t understand what’s going on here, knowing he’s being teased somehow ... by his own subconscious, no less!