[center][color=92278f][center][h3]Victor Astorio[/h3][/center][/color][/center]

Victor couldn’t help but smile and shake his head when Varis mentioned that even Aaron had trouble at that dinner. He didn’t blame them after all, even the lords and ladies of their houses could be caught off guard by the queen or at times the princesses. Varis did seem rather interested in what he said instead changing the flow of the conversation to double down on Aaron’s shortcomings. Such a strange thought process, making the mage look as if he is dressed better than Varis and put in better care then also going off about everything that is wrong. This word play was tiresome and hard to read or control, at least he knew that Varis was the one in control here manipulating the conversation to how he wanted it to go.

The count continued to go on about the different punishments he has used to try and correct whatever it was that wasn’t right about the boy, [color=92278f]“sounds like his ego and pride might be holding him back?”[/color] A simple assumption, victor could only guess as to the boy’s upbringing. Victor swirled the blood he was given in his glass and tasted it. The Starag did taste rather good with a bit of a kick to it. It wasn’t the ‘down to earth’ flavors that Salem had. Speaking of he could have sworn that he was missing something. It was rather late in the morning and they were surely going to end soon. The presence of the Starag in the corner cemented this.

Looking back to his glass Victor realized that Salem’s bottle had not been brought out, was this on purpose or did they just forget? The count was sure that they were not going to be enjoying it this evening but how to bring it up? He was sure that if he did Varis would use it in some way probably against Aaron because he has been serving them all night. He knew that there could be repercussions but to what end.

Glancing at the boy for a moment then back to Varis, if he did out the boy without having some tact the others may think that he was too harsh or perhaps not harsh enough. The predicament he found himself in during this little party was strange. He did not know what his actions would do or how it would affect himself or the others. Victor decided that he could probably learn a lot more of this game if he did say something.

[color=92278f]“I do have one question. As some of you may know I am not the next in line for the head of my family. In fact, the last time I checked im somewhere between the 15th and the 10th runner up. For that reason, I don’t get many invitations to things like this so if I come off as rude, I apologize. However, I am curious, is it some form of hazing or is it just rude to forget to bring out the bottle of blood that Salem and I brought here tonight?”[/color] and now all he had to do was look mildly annoyed and listen to the fallout. This would be a good learning point for both himself and Aaron or at least that’s what Victor was thinking.