Gyrfalcon's Keep Your confidence is cracked,

Had she seen him mere months ago, she'd have thought him different. Harsh and unyielding, Atka had tempered some of his sharper edges. That and not having to fight for his life always. It was a different place he was in now.

HE dipped his head. Very well. I will prove it. Then he gave a full bodied smile, eyes twinkling for just a minute. The handsome part of him that he showed on occasion, dipping through the scars. Though he quickly pressed it back and shifted. His thoughts going to Atka. He wanted to tell her of this news.