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Ben was delighted to hear Aaron's response. He decided to focus just a touch more on the mage in front of him, however, especially as he felt her shuffle closer to him. There was no need to ask why: Count Sinnenodel's complaints could be heard across the entire forest with how he raised his voice. It was amusing, especially as he remembered their only interaction some days ago. The doubt in the Starag was wholly unfounded and he couldn't fathom why Count Sinnenodel would think that openly airing his grievances was the equivalent of a petulant child throwing a tantrum. Perhaps he expected the other nobles to chime in with agreement.

There was the slim chance where Ben was mistaken and it was not, in fact, Varis Sinnenodel yelling to the winds about the supposed incompetency of their princess, but he felt safe with the assumption.

Mr. Starag's token agreement with his count did earn him a chuckle from Ben. He cautiously moved his hand to Lilie's shoulder, still facing her as he decided to entertain the other count. [color=C0C0C0]"For shame, indeed. Courage amongst the superior race seems to be lacking at the moment,"[/color] Ben said as he could hardly contain his smile. [color=C0C0C0]"Would you like the rest of us to join you at this time? I'm certain despite the lack of sight we could rally, assuming you would permit some stumbling in our last stand."[/color]