Akane was quiet at Cora and Illyana's exchange, simply listening for a moment. Based on what she had seen she did agree with Cora. Geralt [i]was[/i] a very charming and flattering man, but this was something that Lucien had preemptively warned them about. So far she didn't have any specific reasons for suspecting him of being a bad person. While she agreed that Lucien and Geralt were a little similar, there was something she could see that was completely different between them. There was a.. bright energy that always radiated from Lucien that always made her feel comfortable to be around him.. That was something Geralt clearly lacked, but there was also what she had felt when she had touched him. It was like her instincts were telling her to stay away, but she could not comprehend why, and it was hard to make a straight judgement based on that. 

Ivory let out a small sigh, not really surprised that Cora had inquired about this. [color=darkgray]"I [i]can[/i] see why he would remind you of Lucien, but if I must be honest, I believe them to be on completely opposite sides of the spectrum. I get why you'd take a liking to him, he's been nothing but nice to you since you've met, but I still would like to ask you to be careful. Just because someone [i]acts[/i] really nice and says all these flattering things doesn't mean they aren't deceiving you. Bad people don't always wear their true colors on the outside."[/color] She told her. 

[color=darkgray]"I know that I'm being a little biased here, but I at least want to ask you to be careful. Be watchful, and try not to get swept away by him."[/color] Her goal here was not to get the other two women to hate him, she knew she could not force that on them, they were entitled to their own opinions, all she wanted was for them to exert caution around him. 

Aurel glanced at Ivory and then at Cora, before lowering his gaze slightly. He more than anyone understood just how much a person could lie behind a smile. While this was something he hated to talk about, and something only Lucien and Illyana knew about, he felt the need to speak up, to at least make them consider the possibilities. 

[color=#a7d3d4]"I don't.. disagree with Ivory. I've met someone like that before.. someone who acted really kind but was really a terrible person.. It's.. hard to gauge what someone's really like if they're the type of person who's good at hiding it. Sometimes people are only nice because they want something.."[/color] He said quietly. [color=#a7d3d4]"here's... also the fact that my snakes don't really like him either.. and that makes me a little wary.."[/color]