Joar had shook Nialls hand just as firmly trying to place the name Niall but right now it was not a thing he could do. With him moving from the human realm in Scandinavia and trying to get settled in here he had a hard time remembering all prominent people his father and mother had told him about. Both his parents were in relatively high positions in the shape-shifter community but far from the strongest or the once with most power. Joar liked it that way, he had no real pressure on him to live up to a reputation form his parents, although he had made a bit of a name of himself when he as a bear had injured the high leaders son in a fight. But that had been just before his mating mark manifest itself on his skin. Now he could not hid the blasted thing even if he wanted to. [color=DarkOliveGreen]"All of this is quite new for me I must say. I am glad I could find someone that seems at least a bit as uncomfortable in these straight jackets as I am." [/color]


Joar smiled and put some sandwiches on his plate just before Shukura came up to them and addressed Niall. One thing he had was a keen eye for details and her remark about the wolf not being much for balls, made him feel that he had picked up that detail quite good. As he turned towards Shukura he bent his head slightly in greetings.[color=DarkOliveGreen] "It is my honor to make your acquaintance Shukura. I am hoping that if you don't eat me that we all can become friends as time passes?" [/color] From the little words they had exchanged and how they both had acted Joar felt that these where people he could enjoy being around and hopefully not having to fight with. They seemed to posses a type of humor that appealed to him. Then he looked at Niall  and tilted his head a bit. [color=DarkOliveGreen]"Has she tried eating you since you warn me about it?" [/color] He said with a calm voice containing a bit of an amused tone as he kept Shukura in the corner of his eyes. 

It felt good to be talking with someone but still Joar wondered what would be happening next at this ball. He could see people dancing, talking and laughing. Some did probably forge alliances and making important business contacts. For himself he was happy if he could make a couple of contacts that he could talk to and hangout with when not in classes. All this struggling for power and position had never been something he had wanted to do but he guessed it would happen sooner or later to. Oh well best to enjoy the ball as best he could and for now get to now Niall and Shukura even better.

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