[ he watches dimitri's eyes, and soon as he does... is there a reflection of something in them? he swears he could see some kind of movement, but perhaps it's just the man focusing on something that he can't see himself. or it's a trick of the light? some kind of phantom that perhaps... mmm. leaks can't say or not. he's not going to assume. if anything it only lends credence to the fact that dimitri is seeing a figure that he doesn't. that's all.

and besides, he doesn't get the sense that dimitri is a liar. there are far more malicious and nefarious beings out there, surely, so even if this had been all in jest... ]

They can. Perhaps you have touched something that you should have not? There are ways to pass on curses through inanimate objects. That may be a place to start.

[ whether it's true or not in his case? shrug. ]

It could have been a way to safeguard a precious thing.

[ leaks turns to look at the trees. whatever they've done to dimitri... well, maybe it's even better that he's made his home here. ]