[color=A0A0A0][h2]Fleuri Jodeau[/h2][/color]

Things were going swimmingly, when a Crown Knight joined the conversation and began to boast of his own achievements.  While there was naturally a bit of rivalry between the Iron Roses and Crown Knights, the fact that the newcomer took more interested in Renar's achievements suggested a relationship.  Fleuri might have recalled that one of the sons of House Brias was a Crown Knight, but he didn't quite manage to recall it before Renar elaborated.

[color=ff5000][b]"Felix!"  My half-brother, in case any of you are wondering. And evidently, the spinner of quite a yarn."[/b][/color]

If Fleuri was still a betting man, he'd wager that this was exactly why Renar pulled him into this conversation- to boast in front of his more privileged half-brother.  And evidently he was either resentful or familiar enough with him to directly challenge the veracity of Felix's own boast.

[color=A0A0A0][i]Slaying an orc warchief and accusing a Crown Knight of lying about his achievements in the middle of a royal ball?  Sir Renar definitely has stones,[/i][/color] he thought as Renar brought up his own deed.  A deed that, if Fleuri recalled correctly, was what got him into the Iron Roses- and granted him the nobility that his father had denied him.

As the conversation became more heated, Renar gestured for Fleuri to depart from this conversation.  Fleuri nodded in acknowledgement, silently raising his glass in support of his fellow knight before walking away.  This was Renar's duel, and his alone.  Hopefully he wouldn't escalate it to violence before the dancing began.

[@Psyker Landshark][@Rune_Alchemist]