Rhys knew those would be questions at the top of the list but he still hoped they wouldn't come. While he could sense magic and knew other mages were near--if they weren't shielding themselves--he couldn't identify other preternatural beings by sight. Audrey could be anything, including a human that knew about his world. Still, the Guardians weren't known to the world at large so he had to be careful on how he described what he did.
Or he could be hit by a whirlwind.
Rhys looked up as he heard his name, a part of him worried his dad was there. But no, it was a female mage a bit younger than him looking at him. This was new. He blinked, slightly wide-eyed at her as he processed the request. He never thought he was famous but when he was in high school his modelling had drawn some attention. His friends teased him about it but he'd never really been asked for autographs before, especially not when he was just out doing normal things. "Sure," he agreed when he found his voice and studied the tiny photo for a moment. It was odd it wasn't of him but maybe it was the girl's way of making it seem like her friend was there as well. He signed his name and handed the items back to the girl with a smile. "Your friend has a great smile. He exudes genuine happiness." Rhys bet the boy was excitable and great to be around and was happy she had someone like that in her life.
After she bounced away, Rhys' smile slid slowly away as he sighed and turned back to Audrey. "I was going to ignore that part but I guess I'll start with it. I sometimes model but it really doesn't count since my da is a designer and I do shoots and shows for him." In his mind, he was lending a hand at the family business. He never had to audition, though there had been some inquiries here and there that he turned down. It wasn't his passion.
"What I was going to say was I'm in a training program to be something like a guard or police." That was close enough to the truth that Rhys felt fine with it but he hoped she didn't want details.
Or he could be hit by a whirlwind.
Rhys looked up as he heard his name, a part of him worried his dad was there. But no, it was a female mage a bit younger than him looking at him. This was new. He blinked, slightly wide-eyed at her as he processed the request. He never thought he was famous but when he was in high school his modelling had drawn some attention. His friends teased him about it but he'd never really been asked for autographs before, especially not when he was just out doing normal things. "Sure," he agreed when he found his voice and studied the tiny photo for a moment. It was odd it wasn't of him but maybe it was the girl's way of making it seem like her friend was there as well. He signed his name and handed the items back to the girl with a smile. "Your friend has a great smile. He exudes genuine happiness." Rhys bet the boy was excitable and great to be around and was happy she had someone like that in her life.
After she bounced away, Rhys' smile slid slowly away as he sighed and turned back to Audrey. "I was going to ignore that part but I guess I'll start with it. I sometimes model but it really doesn't count since my da is a designer and I do shoots and shows for him." In his mind, he was lending a hand at the family business. He never had to audition, though there had been some inquiries here and there that he turned down. It wasn't his passion.
"What I was going to say was I'm in a training program to be something like a guard or police." That was close enough to the truth that Rhys felt fine with it but he hoped she didn't want details.
