Mount Apikuni go among the lost

It's no worry, I'm happy to see you back! Missed ya!

Chaudry nods, beginning to move back towards the vale.

The question the man asks now is strange. Chaudry raises a brow. I am her son - that is not the question to ask me. I fill her expectations with ease, and my brother's are loved despite their failures. He stares back at Lucifer for a moment, his eyes narrowing. Let me ask a question of my own now, mon ami.

He let's a silence settle, tension lifting over them like a discomforting hot air breaking through the winter breeze. What do you want with my maman? There was little Chaudry cared for, but his family was the exception. If this was more than simple curiosity in leadership and instead was growing into something more, Chaudry would not tolerate it. This man had not proved himself.

But of course, it was inappropriate to jump to conclusions. His temper would remain perfectly intact until he was sure.