[h3][color=sienna]Valence the Cultist[/color][/h3]
	Valence noted his guard’s approach, no little Gem in tow. He shrugged, mentally; as confusing as it was, a Gem deciding that staying with Drakken instead of going with a Gem, it was her choice. Of sorts… there could be more to it, but either way, he was concerning himself with someone else.

	He subtly watched the exchange between Sia and Sorrin, keeping his eyes elsewhere but observing from the corners of his eyes. Waiting for them to finish, he broke in.

	[color=sienna]”Impudent doesn’t quite suit me, I think. Audacious, that’s the word I think I fill in nicely. And than you- I know how it can be hard to earn the admiration or respect of any Drakken, especially considering that half of your kind have a far over-inflated sense of self-worth and self-respect. But then again, your people earned the right for it. 

“Either way, me and mine found it easy to get inside. Drakken are known for their fighting prowess, and their physical and elemental strength, not their vast clever intelligence and stringent security. Even if a couple of your people discovered who I was, and tried to kill me, all the people nearby would simply they I enraged them and they were fighting me for their honor or somesuch.”[/color]

	Turning to stare at Sia, two inquisitive, intelligent eyes in a maze of runes and scars that surprisingly few people questioned, he inclined his head a little, giving her his respect. 

	Lowering his voice, enough for Sia and Sorrin to hear but not anyone else, he continued. 

[color=sienna]”Me and mine would like to negotiate a deal with you. Preferably talked out in private, and I’d prefer to have it out of this castle. It was easy for I to get in, but that’s because I’m the size of a small Drakken. Others of my group are not so large. We both have goals, I’m sure, and I hope that we can align them to be mutual, and help each other out. Would you find it agreeable to meet later?”[/color]

[@RomanAria][@WeepingLiberty]