- Carissa's going to not touch that because once again she's not sure that the thing Keltham's pointing at is not a true thing about Cheliax she's supposed to be hiding. 

How to flirt back, though.

"I can flirt with people who have - magic items for it, can read your face so closely they might as well be able to read your mind, who have magic that does Splendour three times over - I have done that, though not very much, because I tried not to get in over my head, at the Worldwound, there wasn't anything there worth getting in over my head for - but I want you, see, you think like no one in this universe and it feels - possible that I could think like that too, not after the centuries of perfecting it'll take me to be Contessa Lliratha but, like, next year, sooner if I can squeeze a headband out of somebody, and - I want you, so you don't actually have to be good at flirting, unless you yourself get in the mood by flirting deftly at people, in which case I suppose you had better get good at it."

- Carissa's going to not touch that because once again she's not sure that the thing Keltham's pointing at is not a true thing about Cheliax she's supposed to be hiding. 

How to flirt back, though.

"I can flirt with people who have - magic items for it, can read your face so closely they might as well be able to read your mind, who have magic that does more than Splendour three times over - I have done that, though not very much, because I tried not to get in over my head, at the Worldwound, there wasn't anything there worth getting in over my head for - but I want you, see, you think like no one in this universe and it feels - possible that I could think like that too, not after the centuries of perfecting it'll take me to be Contessa Lliratha but, like, next year, sooner if I can squeeze a headband out of somebody, and - I want you, so you don't actually have to be good at flirting, unless you yourself get in the mood by flirting deftly at people, in which case I suppose you had better get good at it."

- Carissa's going to not touch that because once again she's not sure that the thing Keltham's pointing at is not a true thing about Cheliax she's supposed to be hiding. 

How to flirt back, though.

"I can flirt with people who have - magic items for it, can read your face so closely they might as well be able to read your mind, who have magic that does more than Splendour three times over - I have done that, though not very much, because I tried not to get in over my head, at the Worldwound, there wasn't anything there worth getting in over my head for - but I want you, see, you think like no one in this universe and it feels - possible that I could think like that too, not after the centuries of perfecting it'll take me to be Contessa Lrilatha but, like, next year, sooner if I can squeeze a headband out of somebody, and - I want you, so you don't actually have to be good at flirting, unless you yourself get in the mood by flirting deftly at people, in which case I suppose you had better get good at it."

- Carissa's going to not touch that because once again she's not sure that the thing Keltham's pointing at is not a true thing about Cheliax she's supposed to be hiding. 

How to flirt back, though.

"I can flirt with people who have - magic items for it, can read your face so closely they might as well be able to read your mind, who have magic that does more than Splendour - I have done that, though not very much, because I tried not to get in over my head, at the Worldwound, there wasn't anything there worth getting in over my head for - but I want you, see, you think like no one in this universe and it feels - possible that I could think like that too, not after the centuries of perfecting it'll take me to be Contessa Lrilatha but, like, next year, sooner if I can squeeze a headband out of somebody, and - I want you, so you don't actually have to be good at flirting, unless you yourself get in the mood by flirting deftly at people, in which case I suppose you had better get good at it."