[ It was at this moment the the human of the two was frozen in place at the hand on him.
Normally, Jakob would be quick to bat the hand away with absolute defiance at contact from a stranger. But it never came. Any words he might've had were stuck in his throat and never to spill out.
In fact, the only reaction was those purple eyes widening in surprise, a gasp from him, and Jakob's hand instinctively reaching for one of his concealed weapons had dropped the dagger that it reached for; the metal blade clattering to the ground around them. ...Maybe a look at those red eyes, that still could remind him of his lord, kept him from barking threats and sated with more of surprise and less of anger.
His staff in his hand had clattered to the ground in the same surprised manner like his dagger. But at least the butler was not falling over (again) without the staff's support, if that was indicating that the touch was working, if Yaha-kui zaShunina needed the confirmation. Jakob will take one shaking step back and doesn't intend to let his eyes off this odd man he's come across. He managed to find his ability to speak: ]
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Normally, Jakob would be quick to bat the hand away with absolute defiance at contact from a stranger. But it never came. Any words he might've had were stuck in his throat and never to spill out.
In fact, the only reaction was those purple eyes widening in surprise, a gasp from him, and Jakob's hand instinctively reaching for one of his concealed weapons had dropped the dagger that it reached for; the metal blade clattering to the ground around them. ...Maybe a look at those red eyes, that still could remind him of his lord, kept him from barking threats and sated with more of surprise and less of anger.
His staff in his hand had clattered to the ground in the same surprised manner like his dagger. But at least the butler was not falling over (again) without the staff's support, if that was indicating that the touch was working, if Yaha-kui zaShunina needed the confirmation. Jakob will take one shaking step back and doesn't intend to let his eyes off this odd man he's come across. He managed to find his ability to speak: ]
W-What on earth are you doing...?!