[Oh good, she's thoroughly intimidated, although the noise could attract trouble if anyone else is around. No matter, he doesn't need long.]

You fled without promising to keep your mouth shut the other day.

[...yep. That's exactly how this is gonna be. I don't know what anyone expected here.]

I want your word, Marianne. I do not want this getting out.

[He doesn't need to summon magic to his fingertips or pull a blade, he's intimidating enough with his height and appearance and... also still being close enough to the shadows where it makes him look significantly more threatening. Listen, he wouldn't be nearly as effective at this if he was standing directly under a lamp, he knows what he's doing.

(Never mind the way his pulse spikes when she startles; never mind that his heart beats faster just on seeing her. It's not important.)]