Because, you know, I'm a pirate

Ash smiled and nodded at all the words Chaos said. They were all very reasonable. Yup, he knocked up that cousin of Rhyme's, yup they were here to take her and the pups, nope they weren't getting the pups back, and yes, Ash was here in a gaudy floral shirt and bdsm harness to claim them.

Yes, yes, good job, Chaos. See, this was why he had to be tied down as the alpha of the Imperialis pack- he was the most reasonable of all the kids and also not too grumpy. Just enough to put up with the shenanigans that came with the name without killing everyone in his path.

Aw and Rhyme seemed to accept all this news without even batting an eye. Where were the theatrics? Where were the scoldings? Where were the "oh no Ash, you defiled my cousin you foul creature!" remarks?

Oh well.

Rhyme said she was free to go if she wanted- good so he at least knew who they were talking about. It would have been awkward if he found out Ashmedai didn't even know her name. Or maybe it would be more fun?

"Yeah, well... I don't really know if she's sure about anything and we don't have forever to figure it out," Ashmedai said. He looked over to Chaos, shrugging. Should they even bother asking her?