Of Crows and Cradle-robbers (слэш)

A comment from Viago ruins (or perhaps improves?) Lucanis's evening.
Lucanis had always known that the Talon of House de Riva had a soft spot for his wayward protege, even if Viago would never willingly admit it. He should have expected something like this to happen eventually. That was his mistake: relaxing his guard where he should have anticipated trouble.