Unsurprisingly, there's a distinct chill to the air around Even's hand - a chill that never seems to bother him - even if whatever spell he might have had in mind has yet come to full being. It doesn't either. While he doesn't entirely mind Aeleus taking his hand, the comment itself draws a frown out of him and that in turn means the energy he'd been calling dissipates in favor of a new bout of irritation.

"I do still have work to do."