Chastisement & Deliberations

"I wish we still had a library," said Irimena moving a piece of the board game.

Krenen did not answer. Again, he seemed to be lost in his thoughts.

"Would you please tell Nightflame to let me have someone to distract myself with? He has Grayvory and his cubs."

Krenen blinked several times. "Sorry. He was just telling me he was still hacking due to the freshspear smoke." He moved the piece Irimena was hoping he'd forotten about.

"Aww, that poor thing. He says he doesn't like being bound to you, but he communicates with you so much it makes me wonder."

"Even ubtirs are victims of pride, I suppose. Remember Mercyhowl and how his head would always get a little higher when someone called him a magnificent beast?"

"Hahahaha. Oh, we shouldn't joke. That savage monster could still bite us in two if he wanted."

"As long as I don't get the chance to speak to him in the first tongue, of course."