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Artur stared evaluatingly at his younger, smaller brother. Maybe he had underestimated Geoffrey. Maybe instead of seeing him as a weaker sibling who needed to be taken care of, he should have been seeking him out from the start. "She could kick you out of Valhalla," he pointed out with surprise he couldn't entirely hide. "I don't care if she kicks me out. I want to leave and make my own band anyway," he admitted. It was a bit of a risk, telling them this now before he was ready. He wasn't planning on letting anyone in Valhalla know until he was already prepared to set out, and while I wanted his siblings to know… he didn't want it to get back to anyone else yet. "But I don't want you to get kicked out because of my idea. It's your choice what you decide to do but it's an option if it comes down to it."


He stopped for a moment, still digesting this new surprising knowledge. Geoffrey as an ally, not a dependent. "I was going to offer to do work for them in exchange for your lessons so you could concentrate on those. The less time we are there the better so I thought it would be ideal if you guys were able to spend all that time learning instead of working for them, but both of you are better at… dealing with people. What do you guys think we should offer?" he said slowly, cautiously testing this new footing. It stung his pride more than a little to say that he wasn't best at everything but he knew his strong point was not diplomacy, and that sort of delicate thinking would be what kept them from getting caught. He thought he had the confidence in his manner to convince Abaven that they were supposed to be there, but that would do little good if he inadvertently offended them with a poor trade offer. If Geoffrey and Viviane could fine tune that they might have a greater chance of success.