Valian moved closer to Kalina and took her hand. Zein was being openly glared at by him. His fire eyes seemed as if about to melt the other Drake.
For his part, Zein appeared to be amused, and credit should be given to him for his calm demeanor. Kal thought.
"I present to you Kalina, escort of Her Majesty and My Pair," Valian said. Then he turned to Kal. "Kal, meet Zein. My best friend, and the most infamous womanizer the court of Aladar has seen."
"Ouch." Zein feigned hurt. "You also have a certain reputation. So, please stop being so hard on me…" Then he became serious: "Can this little temptation speak?"
A certain reputation? Kalina looked towards Valian and then said:
"If he keeps calling me little something, I'll show him what I can do best."
With her words, Valian's mouth curved upwards slightly at one corner.
