[His huff is a thorny thing; he's not inclined to argue only because—
Well.
Furious as he is overall, and much as he's driven to gnash his teeth, she's one of the few creatures whose cleverness might actually match his own. If they disagree on this, they disagree. Won't stop him from trying to get it all shut down, of course, but it's still a truce.]
Oh please, they don't favor pikes here.
More likely to be burned if not locked up— they're not barbarians, darling.
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Well.
Furious as he is overall, and much as he's driven to gnash his teeth, she's one of the few creatures whose cleverness might actually match his own. If they disagree on this, they disagree. Won't stop him from trying to get it all shut down, of course, but it's still a truce.]
Oh please, they don't favor pikes here.
More likely to be burned if not locked up— they're not barbarians, darling.
[Mostly.]