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Part of him felt bad for being so harsh to her but she needed to know that he wouldn’t take that kind of actions from the other. He had been through far too much to allow some young upstart to talk to him that way and act that way around him. But he did so hate to be the bad guy around someone like her who was a part of his own pack but he had to do what he had to do. He wasn’t called the boogeyman for nothing and even though his main job was to scare people he had done some bad things with his master, aiding him in the interrogation of some people, reminding him painfully of his own time when he was the one on the table rather than the one dishing out the pain. Sometimes it felt good to be on the giving end of the pain but it wasn’t something that he normally indulged in. He was glad that the other was properly cowed by his words and by his actions so that he didn’t even have to think about going that route. He noticed immediately that Maggie seemed to understand and he watched as the other’s ears lay back against her head, seeming to be thoroughly embarrassed without him having to even raise a hand against her which was good for her. She needed to learn this now because while she may have thought that he was mean and scary he was not the only one that could seriously harm her. In fact, he was a teddy bear compared to some.
He didn’t know about the slave that had his tongue cut out but without a doubt it was for a good reason. Such a powerful punishment was for something big that had happened and even though he had heard rumors he knew nothing for sure because he had not yet been presented with this information. She mumbled to him her apologies and seemed to be taking him and taking her place in the pack easier. If she was able to get away with this for so long then he really needed to have a talk with the other enforcer since he knew that Bastion wouldn’t put up with it either. Nodding his head with the words, he seemed to relax, content with her apology. Only sincere apologies were accompanied with actions such as that. ”Good your apology is accepted. Be wary though Magnolia. Others aren’t as nice as I am and let you off with a warning. I am Janos, one of the arbiters. Why were you out there in the middle of the water anyway?” He asked as he seemed to calm down as quickly as that and he walked to sit down on a rock, stretching out as he looked over at her, waiting to see what she would do. ”Why did Larkspur tell you to come out here?” He asked her after a moment, wondering if she had been looking for him specifically or if she was just told to come out this way.
