[He laughed very softly. One hand offered her the rest of the pieces that belonged to her side and began to set his own up. He had offered her the white pieces, wanting to see how she opened the game as much as he was more interested in following for the first game.

No, she didn't need to follow his orders, but as she noticed there she was, and that snaggled grin said he was aware of this fact.]

I'm curious how you react to different stimuli, human. Perhaps I wanted to see if you would show or not...

Perhaps I wanted to see the expression on your face.