04.Apr.12, 05:39 PM
D'ren rubbed his temples for a moment. "I'm going to let him be for now," he said, tone mellowing out in the tender way it often did when kids were concerned. He was a general bleeding heart for children, especially children who needed help. Now, the stolens weren't exactly kids anymore, but they were still young people under his command, and for the most part more dependent than they'd all want to admit. That was more than enough for D'ren to feel horribly responsible for their unhappiness.
"I don't want to terrorize him. And you're right about dragons, I believe. He didn't react very well to Ronarth speaking to him." There was a flatness in his words, and the expression on his face practically said 'imagine that?'. "For now, we'll leave him alone and see how he recovers. I imagine actually placing him under arrest will only make him feel more alienated. I can trust you to at least keep an eye on him though, I assume? He couldn't have a more attentive parent to keep watch over him."
He smiled a little bit, then let the topic slip away without any further comment. Seeing B'jin's face light up at the good news was uplifting, but it was quickly dampened by the sudden amendment B'jin made to his request. D'ren frowned a little.
"A promise? And I take it that promise has to do with something in the north?" he asked. He wasn't wild about B'jin going north at all, and he could already see the indignation and stubbornness starting to boil up in the greenrider. If B'jin wanted to fight, D'ren was more than willing to fight him...but shards, he sure didn't want to. Not after the last incident. Not when emotions were still running so high.
"...Elaborate," he said, narrowing his eyes thoughtfully as he listened. This had better be good.
Ronarth's nose continued to linger outside. He pushed it against the window and snorted, once again misting it up.[span style="background-color:#777733;"]
"I don't want to terrorize him. And you're right about dragons, I believe. He didn't react very well to Ronarth speaking to him." There was a flatness in his words, and the expression on his face practically said 'imagine that?'. "For now, we'll leave him alone and see how he recovers. I imagine actually placing him under arrest will only make him feel more alienated. I can trust you to at least keep an eye on him though, I assume? He couldn't have a more attentive parent to keep watch over him."
He smiled a little bit, then let the topic slip away without any further comment. Seeing B'jin's face light up at the good news was uplifting, but it was quickly dampened by the sudden amendment B'jin made to his request. D'ren frowned a little.
"A promise? And I take it that promise has to do with something in the north?" he asked. He wasn't wild about B'jin going north at all, and he could already see the indignation and stubbornness starting to boil up in the greenrider. If B'jin wanted to fight, D'ren was more than willing to fight him...but shards, he sure didn't want to. Not after the last incident. Not when emotions were still running so high.
"...Elaborate," he said, narrowing his eyes thoughtfully as he listened. This had better be good.
Ronarth's nose continued to linger outside. He pushed it against the window and snorted, once again misting it up.[span style="background-color:#777733;"]