Ennette, a foolish woman who had taken a liking to the 'kind' detective. Though, it came to no surprise that she did, she was suppose to, Novem went to great lengths to make sure he always came across as gentle, caring, a man you want to introduce to your parents and settle down with. Unfortunately, Novem was absolutely none of those things, that was all a guise built to put people under his thumb easily. Ennette just happened to be one of said people, poor women.
It was instances like this that made it so easy for him to stay in Ennette's good graces, he had spotted her alone on a bench, looking sadly down at her hand in her lap. The disguised kitsune doesn't hesitate at all as he approaches the woman, taking a seat right next to her with the same warm smile he'd always give her. "Hey, what's wrong? It's rare to see you looking so sad, want to talk about it?" His voice is filled with what one could consider genuine concern, but in truth Novem didn't care.
The meeting with Ennette's father did nothing to dissuade Novem from pursuing the woman, he could easily feel the king's disdain for him behind his smile, yet couldn't be bothered to care. Perhaps one day Ennette will come to her senses and realize that Novem is about as bad as it can get, but today probably wouldn't be that day.
((Ennette I implore you to punch this man in the face-))
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NP: Novem is 100% faking it if he's looking lonely, he's just going to lure you in to become your 'friend' if you can be useful v.v