"He did. I think at the time we were trying to show each other up over something, imagine that, and he mentioned it." It had likely been a place of Vivian complaining to him about something, and he felt obligated to complain back. Or something along those lines. She honestly couldn't remember, they'd shared far too many lengthy conversations for her to remember exactly when, and why something was brought into the conversation. "Oh, I'm convinced he likes to complain. You should have heard him after he lost an archery contest to a human. I've never seen him so mopey." And poor thing, Vivian hadn't exactly made things better for him.
Her expression turned to one of a mix of disappointment, and amusement. "So he wasn't just putting on." Damn, she had been looking forward to giving him a hard time about it. Her knowledge of other races, especially those rare to Halcyon was a bit sketchy, but, from what she had heard from Ari, and now Lyn, she could pretty much gather what an archmage was. If the woman could make the earth move, she was no one piss off. Grinning, she nodded, "I won't say a thing. If he knew he was right, it would just go to his head, and give him another reason to be annoying."
"I think he has good intentions. Sometimes, I don't think people know when to pull back, and give us a bit of breathing room." It was nice having someone worry about you, care about you that much, but they could take it to an extreme. "He is a good guy... I've teased him about you, and seen first hand how protective he can be. You won't have to worry about stumbling across trouble on the island, so long as he is around." That might be boring to some, but in her opinion, when she had come across quite enough trouble, the idea was appealing. Just the chance to be really protected. "So, both endearing, and irritating I think." She smiled softly then. Nah, Ari wasn't that bad, he just had his moments.
Oh, Vivian was positive that he would ban the two from speaking, and again Vivian would probably threaten to bite him. It was the way of things with them. Then again, if he liked the way the little plan turned out, again, the elf should thank her. "I suppose it could be very similar. Of course, we don't go all furry, thank goodness, and we can avoid it." Of course, when you weren't able to get to blood, you really couldn't help but go a little mad. "I think that's the most important thing a vampire should learn, to never ignore that thirst, otherwise you'll put a lot of people in danger."