The Sunspire If Approval is what you seek you have to earn it

As Jace made a ghost a movement forward as Vienna's name spilled from Sumayl's lips, Sumayl watched him wearily, mistaking his worry for irritation, though he realized his mistake quickly and relaxed slightly. Sumayl's brow rose at Jace's dry tone, not appreciating it; however for the sake of keeping things as civil as he could between the two of them he minded his tongue, though he did mention, “I didn't say you were stupid,” Sumayl did not like to feel like he was being verbally attacked, especially when he was trying, actually making an effort to be honest and straightforward with Jace though the golden Ostrega was beginning to regret it, already. It would have been easier to do everything behind Jace's back, much less of a hassle on Sumayl's end clearly, but he was here and it was too late to turn around and walk away. By saying that he wasn't stupid Jace was making it sound like Sumayl had been implying something when in fact he hadn't been. That was a lot of the problem that Sumayl had with Jace. Those little comments like that made Sumayl feel like the other male was subtly attacking him verbally, even if Jace hadn't meant it as such; then again Sumayl wasn't going to cater to it and reassure Jace that he wasn't stupid if that was what the male was looking for. He didn't cater to the deprecatory way in which Jace viewed himself. Sumayl's interest did not lie in how Jace viewed himself and didn't know why that was his problem. Sumayl was only out to defend himself.

Jace's words surprised the golden Ostrega, but Sumayl did not let it show. The part of asking permission had gone a lot more...smoother than he had initially assumed, given their shaky background with one another. In many ways, Sumayl understood the desire to protect his sister for Sumayl had several sisters of his own, some blood and some foster but it didn't make any sort of difference. The last thing that any big brother wanted was his little sister's heartbroken but Sumayl also understood that he could not shelter nor protect them forever. They were not helpless little school girls they'd once been. Vienna was no means helpless. It irked Sumayl that Jace automatically assumed that Sumayl treated Vienna the same way that he treated others when the fact was he didn't. Sumayl did not disrespect women, hell he couldn't even disrespect Jace when that Creek girl had been asking about how he was as a leader. Sumayl had kept his cruel and honest opinions to himself in the interest of protecting The Sunspire from malicious intent. “I know you don't know how I am with her,” Because Jace had never been around when Vienna and him were together, which was how it should be. After all, they were all adults here and Sumayl had no interest in being chaperoned. “But I would never disrespect her.” As hard as that might have been for Jace to believe.

“I planned on asking her down the road anyway, you're right,” Sumayl didn't tell him that to be rude, but because he wasn't the type of man to let another man stand in the way of what he wanted. Especially a brother. It wasn't as if Jace were romantic competition for him, which was perhaps why Sumayl was willing to attempt at being civil. Would Jace not have been Vienna's sister there would have been much more trouble than there was currently between the two of them, because Sumayl had no issue fighting for what he wanted; because he intended to come out the victor on mostly everything that he did. It was his competitive nature, molded as it had been by his desire to not fade into the background as the middle child, made fiercer by his fights for dominance. “I know Vienna wants you to be apart of the future, whatever it holds in store for us.” His willingness to do things for Vienna, even if it meant swallowing his pride should have been enough evidence to Jace that Sumayl would never do wrong towards Vienna. It took a lot to make this conversation happen, after all. “There isn't anything I wouldn't do for her.” Sumayl admitted in a quiet after thought, though his actions hopefully spoke much louder than any words.