11-28-2009, 08:31 PM
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As soon as Conor mentioned where he was from, Claudius visibly brightened. Conor was from Dahlia de Mai! Could that mean he knew Addison? Claudius had liked when met Addison, and wondering if everyone in the pack was as nice as she was. Everyone in AniWaya -- except Attila! -- was super nice and Dawali was Claudius's favourite to talk to. He was smart, sort of like Tayui, but knew all sorts of different things. While Tayui knew a lot about how things worked, all about ghosts and spirits, and lots of stories, Dawali knew other things. He rode a horse, he had braids and feathers in his hair, and was, of course, the leader of the tribe. Claudius wished he could be as confident as Dawali was. Maybe Dahlia de Mai had their own kind of Dawali? Claudius wondered what the leader there was like.[/html]
"Y-yeah, this is AniWaya," Claudius replied, slightly more confident now. Being able to recognize where Conor was from made him feel a little more comfortable, and thinking about how strong Dawali was almost made it seem like Claudius could be that strong, too!
Claudius flinched when he noticed the other boy looking at his arms. He had hoped it would not be too visible, but he supposed he was wrong. Claudius did not like thinking that Conor was laughing at him inside his head.
"D-d-d-on't l-laugh, o-okay? I d-didn't m-mean to get it a-all over mys-self. I-it was an accident!" he said, flattening his ears. He didn't want Conor to think he was bad at using the dyes or think he wasn't smart. Claudius didn't want anyone thinking he wasn't smart.