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Leo crossed his arms and nodded, satisfied with both their answers. There wasn't really anything wrong with them; in the first place, he had only asked out of curiosity. It wasn't as if he were planning on judging them for things he felt were wrong. There was a time and place for that - like at home while surrounded by his siblings. Though being honest, he identified with Clyde more than he did with Lilac. Like him, he was also curious, 'what would person bonded to him be like?' and for that matter, what would change once they were bonded? Evidently Lilac had a more stern outlook on the nature of that bond, but Leo was of the opinion that one could not avoid deepening that kind of connection, not with how dependent you would become on one another in that time, an opinion he was sure was held commonly.

Perhaps she was simply unused to human interaction, asides from a needed few. She certainly seemed like the type - by her own admission, she was practically confined to her room for the entirety of the last year - which is why they missed each other despite attending the same school, so it made a certain amount of sense that she viewed the bond the way she did. In any case, it was what she believed and he respected that - not everyone was capable of viewing the world through rose-tinted lenses, even if there was a certain amount of romanticism that really did exist. Plenty of those bonded as Mage and Familiar tended to get married or into a relationship, after all.

Of course, just because not everyone was capable of seeing it that way didn't mean that people would just accept that, such as the newcomer who suddenly stormed in and literally stared Lilac down in what was obviously controlled annoyance.

It was obvious from his words and the way he acted that he was one of those that greatly respected the bond between Mage and Familiar, holding it sacred even - or maybe he was simply offended by the unfeeling demeanor that Lilac regarded it with, he knew that some would take offense to that easily. Either way, he wasn't pleased with her, and made his displeasure known.

For her part, Lilac simply glared at the boy, practically disregarding Clyde's interjections and making it very clear that she was neither going to apologize nor amend her statement.

Leo had to give her credit - what she lacked in stature, she made up for in nerve. The newcomer wasn't exactly the most intimidating specimen, but he was a full head taller than Lilac was, not that it mattered; the smaller girl simply glared at him and demanded he introduce himself.

"While I don't mind the two of you arguing in front of us," he interjected loudly, but in the same austere, composed manner he had began with, "I would like to note that it [i]is[/i] considered rude to simply butt-in on a conversation without so much as an 'excuse me'." He finished, looking sternly at the new boy. 

Being offended was no excuse to breaching proper decorum, especially in front of a lady, after all.[/indent][hr]
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