This was a stupid idea

Azure · 01-25-2022, 01:50 AM

Azure was not appreciating the way this conversation had devolved. In fact it was surprising that the man’s words could get more offensive than the whole, ‘you’re an arrogant, childish asshole’ part he had opened with. The Champion’s muzzle wrinkled in a brief expression of his frustration, though he managed to rope his emotions back in before they encouraged him to do something he and Sirius might regret.

Had the black and gold man had approached politely and amicably, offering the Armada a year of peace in return for an agreement that they uphold it from their end, Azure might have graciously accepted it. Instead they received lies and blackmail, as if the dying man thought he could still give off some semblance of intimidation.

“You are not welcome in my pack lands.” He spoke, his words clipped. It crossed his mind that he might be overstepping in speaking out of turn, but Azure had never been good at diplomacy (or, frankly, obedience.) “However, if you can guarantee that your successor will honor this contract then I, at least, am able to be swayed.” He paused, allowing the words to hang in the air so that Eligos and his father might understand that he was not speaking for Sirius. “Aerie is not a threat to us as it currently stands and so I understand your offering of your own labor to sweeten the deal. While I will not allow you into my lands to spy - because you do not, and will not, in fact, have all the information there is to know about our pack - I will offer an alternative.”

Azure kept his eyes upon Eligos, though the urge was strong to look to his father for approval. Sirius had trusted him with the promotion that he’d worked for his entire life, and if he saw issue with the way he handled things he could only hope his father would wait until Eligos was gone to reprimand him. “Bring your offer to the other packs, and should any of them accept it, return to us after your period of slavery is over and answer any questions of them that we may want to ask. This is the price for your mutual year of peace.”

"Speech"

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