Because, you know, I'm a pirate

It didn't take long before his call was answered. Rhyme appeared shortly, eyeing Ash's outfit. "Feel free to laugh," he rumbled with a crooked smile. "I did, the whole way here from Legion." Rhyme's voice, cold and full of rejection, was more than a little hurtful considering they'd practically been littermates, but Chaos supposed he himself had started that with his reaction to the news that Rhyme had been diddling his own cousin. His grin turned a little brittle, but Chaos kept it carefully in place. "Look," he said suddenly. "There's no way to put this delicately. Ash here knocked up one of your cousins. I think we can all agree that it's not ideal for there to be a... shared custody of the pups between Legion and Abaven right now." He quirked a brow at Rhyme. "Ash wants his pups in Legion. We'd need to borrow their mother for a time, but I'd be willing to trade for her time, and she'd be treated well of course. A guest, not a slave or anything of the sort. In fact," he added generously, "I would be more than happy to provide her with any sort of training she wants while she's carrying and nursing the pups, in addition to any trade with Abaven for her time, and she'd be free to return to Abaven free and clear whenever she is ready to do so. Without the pups, of course." It was, Chaos decided, a more than reasonable offer, considering. "I understand if you need to talk this over with Shaye first, but we are on a bit of a time crunch. I'm sure the mother is due any time now."