Flattery was the first thing that came to David's mind as he was introduced to Velmaia. She appeared from the beginning to be rather charming, but then things seemed to change, and not for the better by any stretch of the imagination. The long drink by Leara was noticed, but that was not even the primary concern on David's mind. He figured his friend was jealous of how Velmaia had reacted to his gesture. While David could not read Velmaia's mind to know what she was thinking for sure, her words were clear enough. She appeared to be very pessimistic of David's capabilities, and while he didn't think it was personal, he still felt somehow attacked by her words. The idea that he would not be good enough to be the savior of Eldorath was insulting, it wasn't like he had asked for the role. Before he could give Velmaia a piece of his mind Leara slammed her mug down and did it for her. At the behest of Leara David took a seat beside her and in between the two women just in case they decided to come to blows.<br/><br/>While he felt they were friends he also felt he was the source of the tension that had come between them in this moment. For one reason or another Velmaia was bitter and jealous, he was not sure why, and he quite honestly didn't care, he just wanted it to stop.<b>"Yes I will be more than happy to share with you Leara, and as for you my dear Velmaia I am sure you will find that I did not ask for any of this, I am simply here because I was asked to come. Whatever it is that crawled up your ass and ruined your day can simply go to hell. Leara here saved my life earlier today, and I admit I have much to learn, but it will take teamwork and cooperation, not this hostile attitude you seem to have against Neria and its people."</b>With that David ended his rant and took a deep breath. There was a fire and passion in his eyes that people rarely saw, and in fact most had never seen it before.<br/><br/>There was a tense feeling in the room after that, David felt it, and considering what he knew if Velmaia tried to read his aura she would fail. He was immune to their mental powers, he could not be read by them, it was one small advantage that he currently held. Physically though, while he was built like a rock, he would need much help.<b>"Another round of what the ladies are drinking please."</b>He called out to the bartender before turning his attention toward Leara.<b>"Are you sure you are ready to hear what I have to say?"</b><br/><br/>The question was mostly rhetorical, a time killer while his drink was delivered so that he could grab the mug and hammer back some of the wonderful liquid. It reminded him of a darker stout beer, not quite his favorite, but it would do the trick to give him the liquid encouragement to continue on.<b>"As much as you may not want to hear this, you are needed actually. To teach me to fight hand to hand, and we need to find another, likely more than one, to teach me how to channel my magical powers. According to the council I have unlimited potential, but I don't quite know how it works." </b>David shook his head for a moment, another deep sight, a small swig of the liquid in his mug, and he looked at Leara once more. His pink tongue protruded out to lick his lips and some of the foam from above his upper lip.<b>"As for where to start they didn't say exactly. I just need to figure out a place and go for it, not just in Neria, but in all of Eldorath, WE must all stand together."</b>He made sure to emphasize the we part of his statement in hopes to calm down Velmaia just a little bit.