[center][h1]Lieutenant Aria Dvalin[/h1][/center]

The sight of so many pills to prop up such a storied man was...distressing to Aria. A reminder that age and time would inevitably catch up to even the most storied of soldiers. Still, Aria pushed that sentiment aside for the moment to focus on the conversation at hand. 

He'd seen her dossier. Of course he had. Considering his proximity to court, that also included the issue with House Dvalin, most likely. At the very least, the Baron wasn't commenting on any of that. Good. This wasn't the place for such things, anyhow. That said, she'd be a fool to turn down advice from von Zollern himself, even if it was more than likely negative. Aria wasn't quite so full of herself as to believe that any sort of criticism was unwelcome. That was more Cassian's domain. If she could glean something from this so as to be a more effective soldier, she'd bear whatever sting he had to say.

"I should think you'd hardly need a subordinate's permission to issue advice, Major. By all means, feel free."