I have a very particular set of skills, skills that make me a nightmare

With a deep and slow breath, she settled into to listen as he corrected himself and went on to speak things that she wasn't prepared for him to say, things that she understood far more than he knew. She couldn't even stop a small smile from entertaining the dark corners of her lips, though she was more than patient and waited until he was finished with ease.

Lucky for Crux, it certainly didn't seem like Cryptis would be having anyone else any time soon. Although she had be confined into quarantine, she knew that Cryptis had been spending a lot of time with the boy and honestly believed him to be her only friend. What kind of a mother would take that away from her beloved daughter? Especially now that she knew without a shadow of a doubt that his intentions were anything but wicked, though that wouldn't begin to stop her from threatening him, warning him of what would come if he ever hurt her.

"You are a good man, Crux, and we are a lot more alike than you may think. That fact that you came all this way to be by her side speaks volumes as well. You make my daughter happy and I want nothing less for her," she said sweetly and paused, her expression changing in the brief moment of silence to something more intense and serious, her gaze hard and cold. "But do not think that I won't skin you alive and wipe my ass with your pelt if you hurt her," she finished, though within the next few moments the smile returned to her face.

"That being said, you have my blessing whether you were seeking it or not. I do so hope to be planning a wedding soon," she said as the corners of her smile shifted into a playful smirk.

"Speech!"