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

As Renar chortled at the jibe, Elias scowled, forgetting his decorum for a moment as he raised his voice. 

[b]"I've not hit my growth spurt yet, simple as that! I'm still a few months off from fifteen!"[/b] Then he caught himself, raising a fist to his mouth as he coughed awkwardly. [b]"Er, my apologies for the unseemly display."[/b]

[color=ff5000][b]"You weren't minding your manners to begin with in a casual setting."[/b][/color] Renar waved it off, though not without some chiding. [color=ff5000][b]"Just remember to never let your guard down when it's important. Otherwise, you'll end up like Felix. How did our lord father take the news of that, by the way?"[/b][/color]

[b]"He was livid."[/b] Elias chuckled awkwardly, whether it be at the chastisement or the reminder of Lord Brias's reaction. [b]"Very much so at you, but worse at Felix. He'll probably let you have it the next time you see each other."[/b]

[color=ff5000][b]"Father can seethe all he wants."[/b][/color] Renar forced an expression of unnatural calm onto his face. [color=ff5000][b]"What, is he going to disinherit his bastard? By all means, I've nothing to lose."[/b][/color] He glanced back towards Serenity, suddenly breaking up his expression with a smirk. 

[color=ff5000][b]"Which is clearly why I'm trying to make arrangements for Elias instead. Besides, last I checked, the Arcedeens were a more prestigious family. No offense to our Knight-Captain, of course."[/b][/color]


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