Grouse Thicket Queen of Diamonds

thank you :)

He watched her as she rose from the ground, her stance somewhat relaxed and he thought back to what his superiors had taught him back at Winterhail. Never to let one's guard down; always be alert. It had been hammered into him so often that he no longer knew anything else, so he was, perhaps, a bit surprised, when he saw how she was standing but then remembered that just because someone's stance was relaxed, it didn't mean they were. Anyways, it didn't matter. The spar was over. Perhaps they would meet again, but he did not wish to have any personal connection to her, for she was still a stranger and if it came to a time when he had to kill her, it would be easier if he didn't now her at all.

It didn't hurt to know her name though, so Nico nodded, repeating the name inside his head to test the feeling out. It was a strange name, nothing he'd heard of before, but as a naturally curious creature, he wondered, almost immediately, where this girl was from. He asked no questions, however, knowing that it would probably do more harm than good. Aeronwyn had other ideas, the words that flowed from her maw spoke of wishing to meet again, saying that he was a man of honourable intentions (which he disagreed on, somewhat, given his rather bloodthirsty career) but was honoured nonetheless.

Surprisingly, she also gave him a place, which was, if he deduced correctly, where she was currently living. He thought of her as a secretive person, much like himself, but apparently he'd given a strong enough impression to this girl for her to divulge some secrets. A part of him was, once again, honoured, but the other part was almost amused. If he ended up in an enemy pack, god knows what he would do with this information. But for now, Nico accepted the fact that she trusted him, and promised to himself not to say anything about it unless it really came down to it - unless the situation was extreme.

Aeronwyn turned away, dipping her head respectfully before going westwards. Nicolas stood there for a moment, watching her form fade away before sighing to himself, allowing the smallest of smiles to spread across his face as he silently celebrated his victory, a sign, that perhaps, he wasn't as rusty as he thought and began making his way back where he came from, ready to travel once more.