Gaav puts a large hand on the back of Xellos's neck to steady him even as he feeds on the distress, "You could have stood the ground you had claimed instead of giving it up though I know that's not your nature," he says in a simple straightforward manner.
He agrees with the point about the word and mazoku though he's not going to make an issue of it at the moment. His eyes narrow down at the attempt to bargain for numbers. "If you think you can protect me better than I can do it myself, you've few delusions to sort out. I'm asking for your service and respect and your word not to betray me along with your care and protection of Val and the two who care for him. I'm not asking you to act like they matter, I'm telling you that they do matter regardless of any quarrel. So it's three for three and remember my lack of patience for your weaseling."
"A stick in the mud up his own ass, you mean, but I don't think Zelgadis was encouraged to question orders or formed opinions or he might have realized something was seriously fucked up with Rezo and his existence before he hit puberty."
"Little bastard or not, that's one way to fuck up the ecology."
He just laughs at the decisive conclusion and gives Xellos another rough squeeze to the back of the neck.
Is Xellos naked in that icon??????? In return you can have a half naked Gaav! Sorry for delay here, I didn't get emailed that you'd posted this?