Man to Man

*Valentine* · 08-22-2015, 11:11 PM

He stood relaxed before the Azat, his tail curling at his hocks and his ears pricked forward in interest. Bass confirmed the assumption the King had made about why he was visiting Imperium and went on to give his side of the story, which oddly enough, Valentine agreed with. Evangeline's honor had been on the line. She had been perfectly within her right to defend it. "Yes," he confirmed, "I share your belief that the fight was the business of the girls and no one else's."

"I heard your girl took quite the beating," he commented. Lillie, eh? Valentine filed her name away for future use. Having gotten it from Eva's coat, he already had the girl's scent. Someday it might be nice to put a face to it all. "She's very proud, my Evangeline." A ghost of a proud smile quirked up the corners of his lips. "She ran straight to her brothers to brag, of course." Who wouldn't? Her first real fight, first real victory. It was quite the accomplishment.

"Seems like your children are already well versed in fighting, which doesn't surprise me." Valentine nodded. His kids had been learning since they began walking. Not only did he want them to be able to defend themselves, but he wanted to instill them with an unflappable confidence. He wanted them to feel the same way he did in tense situations, to keep a level head while whoever they were dealing with disgraced his or her self by falling apart. Some he could picture growing into it. Others...not so likely.

"But I also came here for another reason..." Oh? Valentine quirked an eyebrow questioningly. Bass was quick to explain. Ah, an apology. He wasn't entirely sure one was needed, the issue had been a very small one and while the Azat had been undeniably unprofessional, it had (at least on Valentine's end) changed very little other than his personal opinion of Bass, which, considering each and every encounter they'd ever had, hadn't been particularly high to begin with. Nonetheless, it took a strong man to admit to his mistakes and the King recognized that, and he was open to cultivating a more positive relationship between them.

Valentine dipped his head in a show of acceptance before parting with the words, "I accept your apology; that conversation certainly could have gone better and we were both guilty parties in its demise." Joint training? For a moment he squinted in thought before it clicked. Oh, yes. That had been his reason for going there that day, hadn't it? "Hmmmm," he rumbled thoughtfully, "I still think it is a good idea, although I must admit I don't remember the finer details of what we discussed." Dryly, he joked, "I've slept since then."

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