Okay, that was done. Somewhere, Jarvan fully expected his luck to falter yet again, the little one before him scampering away into the water regardless of his warning. Now imagine his surprise when she looked up at his with a somewhat rebellious glare and DIDN'T leave. Instead, she approached his leg, her eyes turned downwards as she lowered her head.<br/>What... the hell... was happening? This was a first.<br/><br/>For a couple of seconds, Jarvan was not sure what to do. He was a merc, a fighter, a killer at times. And here he was, talking to this weirdly cute snake... thing. Which understood him. And he asked her to be his companion and comrade in arms.<br/>Okay, he really was going absolutely bonkers, crazy, mad and everything in between.<br/>He looked at the little beast when she pawed his pants, clearly wanting to be picked up. Well... You know... why the hell not?<br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(184, 49, 47)"><br/>
"Alright, want to be picked up, do you? No problem!"</span><br/>Carefully, he held his two hands together, allowing her to slither onto them and curl up somewhat comfortably. As he looked on, he did notice that the Lillim was getting a little bit... defensive?<br/>Maybe he should state his purpose again.<br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(184, 49, 47)">"Okay, so... To reiterate. I need a proud and clever comrade in arms. Preferably multiple, so you'll get another comrade quite soon, with a bit of luck."</span>In his head, he thought about what he had said. Hold on, he had made a joke about belly rubs. If they were as intelligent as him, that might come across as rude.<br/><span class="fixed-color" style="color:rgb(184, 49, 47)">"By the way, the belly rubs thing was meant as a joke. I know you can understand me, I know you're clever. I don't see you as a mere animal or something along those lines. Sorry if I made you think that."</span><br/><br/>And now he was apologising to the cat-thing. There went his whole bloody reputation. Next stop, the bloody circus to become a clown.