Were it not for the fact that Ivan was so young, Alaric might have gotten irritated with the child for the nickname. He was not particularly fond of having nicknames, frankly, but he had a suspicion that even if he asked the child to stop, nothing would change. As such, he only offered the child a cursory glance upon registering the addition to his own quip. At least Ivan found humor in his words.
Alaric was also pleasantly surprised by Aurum's catching of his sardonic comment. It wouldn't be the first time that the proxy had found his sarcasm to be amusing, though. The proxy's speech about his new (old?) body as well as his children was responded to with a nod from the tabby, who then spoke, "Your children seem independent enough to me. There won't be much looking out to do." To him, all of Aurum's children (with the exception of Nugget—Poor Nugget, Alaric would think, recalling how the child had been born with only three legs) seemed like they were capable of handling themselves for the time being. Of course, he did not have much room to talk, considering he had no children of his own.
Another sharp stare shot its way toward the proxy as he commented on Alaric's stony face. His unchanging expression did not help nor did it clue into the fact that he did, on some level, find the proxy's speech to be amusing. "I am always happy," came his facetious response to the kit, whose gaze Alaric had drifted to meet while speaking.
Alaric was also pleasantly surprised by Aurum's catching of his sardonic comment. It wouldn't be the first time that the proxy had found his sarcasm to be amusing, though. The proxy's speech about his new (old?) body as well as his children was responded to with a nod from the tabby, who then spoke, "Your children seem independent enough to me. There won't be much looking out to do." To him, all of Aurum's children (with the exception of Nugget—Poor Nugget, Alaric would think, recalling how the child had been born with only three legs) seemed like they were capable of handling themselves for the time being. Of course, he did not have much room to talk, considering he had no children of his own.
Another sharp stare shot its way toward the proxy as he commented on Alaric's stony face. His unchanging expression did not help nor did it clue into the fact that he did, on some level, find the proxy's speech to be amusing. "I am always happy," came his facetious response to the kit, whose gaze Alaric had drifted to meet while speaking.
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