The moment Carden steps backward Azwel stops stepping forward. The smile on his face doesn't flee, but it does turn a little wry. "Ah, I'm moving too fast, it seems. My enthusiasm for everything does run away with me at times," he says lightly, though his gaze keenly watches every reaction.

"I shall put a question to you, then. What does feeling scandalised mean to you? Does it spark outrage? Disgust? Fear, perhaps? Or maybe curiosity, or even a kind of exhilaration?" he finishes, the grin going a bit lopsided in an unfairly charming way.