Bruce regarded Vale silently for a moment before darting his eyes about the chamber, noticing how the layout seemed... illogical. Nonetheless, with no other clear exit, and given his experience trying to smash his way inside the tower, Bruce made his way toward the door. Sakki whined from within, but the protest was weak.

[color=0072bc][i]'I would hate for it to be [/i]easy[i],'[/i][/color] Sakki hummed. [color=0072bc][i]'He's not in the mood to play anyway. Maybe someone else will be.'[/i][/color]

As entertaining as banter with the pale bloodsucker could be, Bruce had nothing to say to him. His pace wasn't breakneck nor a crawl, and his blade remained in his sheath ready in case Vale chose to try to detain him. 

[color=0072bc][i]'Nothing worth changing is ever easy.'[/i][/color] Bruce thought.