[center][h1][color=ff5000][b]Renar Hagen[/b][/color][/h1][/center]

The downside to Fleuri actually playing along and helping him was how well the man was doing so: Renar actually owed him a significant debt at this point for how effective Fleuri was at it. He hadn't been anticipating that Fleuri's word actually had the gathered nobility believing he played such a significant role. 

[color=A0A0A0]"Our victory that day was thanks to knights like Sir Renar here cutting the bandits down like weeds."[/color] And there was his cue. Taking a sip of wine to fortify himself, Renar offered the gathered crowd a winning smile, inclining his head briefly towards Fleuri. 

[color=ff5000][b]"Sir Fleuri is too kind. Of course, those men were actually a significant threat one wouldn't usually expect of bandits. Veterans from the war, still with good weapons and armor one wouldn't see on a brigand. Dangerous men, all. I must have held the line against several before reinforcements finally came to relieve me. In fact-"[/b][/color] Renar started to continue on, before someone else decided to cut in.

[b]"Ah yes, I suppose congratulations are in order. The Iron Roses certainly did do well cleaning up that whole mess. Sir Renar was taking them out like weeds, eh? Quite the feat, though I must say it rather pales in comparison to singlehandly slaying a troll. It was quite a difficult fight, but nothing I couldn't handle."[/b]

The goddesses help him, if Renar hadn't known Felix was going to try something like this, he'd be furious. A troll? Singlehandedly? A naked lie. If Felix had managed to do so with what barely passable sword skills he had, the gossip chain would have long been telling the tale. To say nothing of the fact that the idiot wouldn't have had the opportunity to do so, what with the Crown Knights being [i]stationed in the capital[/i] and all. Idiot.

[color=ff5000][b]"Felix!"[/b][/color] Renar raised his cup towards the blonde Crown Knight, his smile not quite reaching his eyes now. [color=ff5000][b]"My half-brother, in case any of you are wondering. And evidently, the spinner of quite a yarn."[/b][/color] He chortled, reaching over with his free hand to wrap it around his brother's shoulder and bring him in. [color=ff5000][b]"A troll? Do tell, brother. And here I thought the Crown Knights were stationed in the capital at all times, to defend our royals? When exactly did this occur, pray tell?"[/b][/color] 

A slightly smarmy grin crossed Renar's face. Overly friendly to the uninitiated, but to Felix? He'd know the bastard was mocking him. [color=ff5000][b]"One would think our [i]esteemed[/i] lord father,"[/b][/color] May he rot in the darkness when it took him. [color=ff5000][b]"Would know of this and have told the rest of our family accordingly. He did so when I slew that orc warchief, as you recall. The one that earned myself admission into the Iron Rose?"[/b][/color] Widen the smile just a bit. Aggravate him further. Just as planned. Then a thought crossed his mind. Right.

Renar shifted his gaze over towards Fleuri for a moment, inclining his head away from the crowd. Hopefully the man took the hint. His role in this was over, and he was free to leave if he so chose. Or to stay and watch the show. Either was fine by him, but Renar would have no accusations of keeping Fleuri longer than was polite, and thus expanding what he owned to the man.