Perhaps he was frightened by the hulkish beast, but his expression would not show it. He knew that these warrior types disliked fear so much, so showing that emotion would be a more dangerous thing to do than stretch his grin wider, which is what he did do, even managing to cuckle back up to the domineering woman. He exerted his powerful will to stay still and calm throughout the duration of her menacing speech until her claws released him. He rolled back up to standing as gracefully as he could, proceeding to shrug away the discomfort she put into his shoulders, just listening to the rest of her demands.
?And here I was, thinking we were having fun with this game! But as you insist, I will be straight.? He angled himself now closer to parallel with her, looking directly into her lustrous purple eyes. ?My abilities are not those of a warrior or hunter, Queen Slayer. My bite does not strike as deeply as a veteran warrior, nor do I care for chasing small game. But you are creating a new kind of pack here, one that defies tradition but is capable of such greatness, so I thought you would understand the value of one such as I with untraditional skills!?
Frayer now marched left and right a bit while talking, turning his head away and upwards, lending to the epic tone of his words. ?I can utilize stealth, attrition, persuasion, trickery, sabotage, and espionage! Imagine the armies of your foes falling, dying before ever your warriors are made to lift a claw. Imagine wars won before the enemies knew they were being fought at all. Maybe I would cause a rockfall to flatten a troop, throw them into inescapable holes, or mislead them into barren deadlands to wither away - dozens defeated by a handful! What a powerful weapon I am!?
Now he ceased the pacing around and stepped once closer to his audience, speaking with a slightly more serious tone and looking her in the face again, ?On top of all of that, I am a most clever strategist as well. This entire continent could belong to you, but you?re outnumbered. You can?t defeat the rest of the packs with head-on attacks alone. Q.E.D., you need my skills.? His neck pulled his skull higher now, and he reacquired his smile before saying, ?All I ask of you is a title of importance in your kingdom. I?m sure you still have one open, and you will find no other male as deserving it as I!?
One last line he had prepared before leaving the conversation to her again. He stepped to his right in an arc around her to get a view of her entire majestic figure, her luxurious amaranthine-tinged coat just concealing her powerful and capacious body. In a lower, more sensual voice he told her, ?But it was no ?false blarney? when I told you how stunning you look... That much is truth...?
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