Heating Up (2)
As Chester looked into Charles' incomprehensible, empty eyes, he unconsciously gulped dryly. Other than the fact he had never seen Redford used Magic, this strange behaviour of Charles was another thing he found suspicious.
The first impression he had got from Charles when Charles had greeted them the moment they had stepped their foot in Southevile Viscountcy wasn't good. He didn't like the way Charles was so into his "act."
Although Redford had explained that Charles had done that just to mess with them—the person had also been embarrassed when he was called out—Chester still couldn't get rid off the sense of incongruence he had felt that time.
There was something off-putting from Charles' "genuine" flustered reaction. It had felt so deliberate—it was like he was forcing himself to agree with Redford that he really didn't do what he had said he had done.