Disturbance
09-11-2013, 01:20 AM
Aoi showed no indication of noticing the importance of the females movements, expressions, everything, really. This was the force of habit that had been ingrained into his mind by his father. Analyze everything to its fullest, Aoi was a failure if he missed a single detail, or failed to recognize the importance of an action. Nobody is all-knowing, he understood this, but his father left him with enough teachings to follow the path he'd trained for. Not everything is readable, in others as well, which was a frustrating fact in cases like this, though Aoi and the females gazes locked, neither of them gave an inch, not revealing anything to each other, as most gazes of commoners gave so much away about themselves. This intrigued him, as there usually wasn't much difficulty in analyzing others. He had also learned to make himself less readable to others, though his constant locking himself in his thoughts made him very statuesque outwardly when thinking, which helped tremendously. His thoughts were wandering again, as he watched the female give herself a subtle shake. As described, it was subtle, just a slight jolt before regaining her composure. This was noted, she was either freezing, irritable, or trying to prevent herself from lowering her guard. He almost felt sympathetic, guilty even, that she had thrown up such a wall to fend for herself, and also slightly annoyed at the notion the female might've thought it would even be possible for him to take advantage of her. They both should clearly know who would win a struggle between them. Aoi had absolutely no combat experience, nor even the heart for fighting, if anything, he'd merely submit, as physical conflict accomplishes nothing for him, and wastes his time. His cold gaze disappeared for a moment, blinking slow in an apathetic manner as the female rose from her stance to reply to him. It appeared like she was trying to draw attention to herself. Whether it was an intentional gesture or not, Aoi couldn't have cared less, and didn't think on it aside the not previously made in his head. Her response caught him a little off guard, though he didn't waver the tiniest bit. His gaze actually darkened in response to her words. So sarcasm was the name of the game, huh? He dearly hoped that the question put forth to him was rhetorical, because it was a stupid question to even consider asking. Even so, it called for some manner of response, but how to go about it? He didn't want to be rude, to the female, nor could he answer her in a way that didn't make him sound arrogant. Ah, whatever happens, he supposed. "Your question makes an interesting point, however I'm simply not full enough of myself to tell you that i'm every wolfs' dream, awaiting the worthy here at this frozen paradise" His tone softened as the joke, hoping that the female would, at the very least, feel safe in his presence. He definitely would do her no harm, and the thought would never cross his mind. Though if she was going to keep up this waste of speech known as sarcasm, he may have to fight to keep civil. This isn't something he wanted, on his peaceful trip up here. "Inconsiderate, hm? I feel obligated to remind you that you are also present here, in this harsh environment. What would possess you to come up here? If you simply wandered here, I must say it's a sad sight to see someone unknowingly endanger themselves, wouldn't you agree?" He added, his voice fighting to keep from sounding like he was mocking her. Though he didn't mean to sound offensive, she did in fact bring his response upon herself. Upon finishing his response, he closed his eyes, briefly tilting his maw skyward and inhaling deeply, before locking his gaze once again with the females before her. Though his expression was different upon opening his eyes. He was almost smirking, icy pools glinting with slight amusement. Speech, |