"Trust me... I feel the same. If I weren't a hound..." He let that trail off. The 'we would never be in the same room together' was implied. But he wasn't offended by any of it. This was awkward but he had been expecting it to be that at least. As long as it wasn't violent, they were doing a very good job. Amadeus would be proud--or something like that anyway.
Ariel couldn't help chuckling slightly as he shrugged a shoulder. "Just to show I'm serious about us not being problems for each other," he reached into his pocket, pulling out the peace offering in question. The bear claw he had picked had been one of the largest he had sitting around. The silver cap on the end was both sharp and shined like a mirror. The bit of leather he'd laced through it was long enough to be worn as a necklace but would also work well if wrapped around a wrist. He held it out to Rook in offering.