strike a match and watch [re-joiner]

[Alastor]

Vale's dark eyes entangled his gaze. Alastor, supposed to be put off, was instead intrigued. His purple eyes held her gaze. In the meantime, he kept his cocky smirk. Had he caused Vale to be so vile? That couldn't be so. It was only the kindness he could provide through words, yet she retaliated. "So be it," came his response. His words held an undertone of sarcasm. As per usual, he had misread the situation. The canine was always the odd man out. Physically, mentally, and literally.

"I see," Alastor continued. "I've been here since my childhood-" More like 'hell' to him. "-but I have never seen you wandering around." Usually the confides of his home were he remained though. It made sense in context. Even so, he was perplexed. The Ascendants, now known as Elysium, was a lot bigger than he thought. Perhaps he should of explored like his brothers...