Geralt smiled and leaned away at Akane's response. Seeing her satisfied with this answer and not upset by it was a better result than he had been expecting. Before he had...come upon his abilities, he had always thought that it was a cheesy trade gimmick to deny information about how tricks were performed. After he gained fame and notoriety, however, he realized just how important secrecy in his profession was. Magician's without his particular skill set would even sell their tricks or send spies to shows to gather information and then sell that to the highest bidder. It was a technique that even he had used in the past to disarm his paltry competition. It hadn't been difficult for him, and luckily no one could or would ever find the source of his magic. If they tried hard enough and looked in the right places, they were sure to find a finger pointing them through to the truth, but in a stroke of fortune for him, his competition had frankly been idiots. The world of magic was more cut-throat than he had ever imagined, but he had found himself very suited to all of it, even the less-than-desirable bits.

He raised his eyebrows at her request, listening to all of it intently. He placed his chin between his thumb and forefinger, thinking momentarily about her request and the logistics of it. It was interesting to know that the girl was this comfortable with him and still willing to learn despite her skill level. He respected that, as others with egos as large as his were not desirable to him in the least. She had even worded her plea in a way that would not infringe on his "gimmick", and she was right that he wouldn't have to reveal anything to her if he showed her some things. 

Unfortunately, the fire tricks were not entirely his own as they were owned by the parasite who shared his body. Part of his "hide in plain sight" plan had been not to differentiate between which powers were his own and which were...otherwise. All he would have to do was be sure that the source of this power was never mentioned to pull this off. It would be easy, he had done this many times in the past.

He smiled down at her after he consulted himself on her request, then nodded. [color=crimson]"I don't see why not. I would be happy to show you some things, at another time of course."[/color] He paused a moment and turned toward the opening of the Big Top, signalling that it was time for him to leave, and Akane followed suit. As they walked together, he added, [color=crimson]"A good rule of thumb, to start with, is to treat the fire like an extension of your hand, or foot."[/color] He flashed a toothy grin at the joke. [color=crimson]"Don't look at where the fire comes from, look at where its [i]going to be[/i]."[/color]