[color=goldenrod][i][h2][center]Gerard Segremors[/center][/h2][/i][/color]

[@Raineh Daze]

For a brief instant, something flickered behind his eyes as he took in Tyaethe's suggestion. He respected her titles and accolades, and all the experience that had forged them. That much would always ring true. But for Reon's sake...

[color=goldenrod]"[i]Alright[/i], alright, you don't gotta be a [i]kid[/i] about it."[/color]

He knew when he was being mocked. He affixed her gaze with a blunt, level-browed exasperation of his own, albeit much less rooted in the sentiment of slowing down your words for a stupid kid. He [i]was[/i] a stupid kid, fair enough, but he'd held conversation [i]fine[/i] thus far. Screwing with the cadence was just obnoxious.

A snort escaped his nostrils as he took a step away in a half-turn out, towards the direction of the Candaeln gate, and rolled on. [color=goldenrod][i]Whatever.[/i][/color] He'd dealt with worse from worse people, though maybe that was what had made [i]them[/i] so much easier to ignore. Who the hell cared about what people you [i]didn't[/i] respect thought?

[color=goldenrod]"Aimlenn's a big city. Most everywhere on the main approach here is flat enough— I didn't expect anywhere to be a terribly steep climb further in."[/color] he relayed his reasoning simply, neither crumbling beneath embarrassment nor stoking the flare that had come and gone. No point in either. Own the mistake, take in the correction, and move on. That was the only way forward.

[color=goldenrod]"I'll go hunting, Ma'am."[/color] When his head turned back to face her, it held no tension as he inclined it in gratitude. [color=goldenrod]"Thanks for the tip."[/color]

With that, the young man pivoted on his heel fully, and strode further into the sunlit yard, new objective in tow. Not like she had any reason to lie about it. Over his shoulder, he threw her a hearty enough wave...

[color=goldenrod]"I'll swing by the chapel when I'm back!"[/color]

... And a reassurance that he'd listened to everything, in spite of the gripes.