<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0080FF"><span style="font-size: 150%; line-height: 116%;">House of D'Aries</span><br/><span style="font-size: 130%; line-height: 116%;">Castle Asture</span></span><br/><br/><a class="postlink" href="http://i1343.photobucket.com/albums/o793/Galvin_Fugazi/4d346bf9-c817-405c-b853-1d680fc1dba7_zps5271719f.jpg">[ img ]</a><br/><br/><span style="color: #0080FF"><span style="font-size: 150%; line-height: 116%;">Lord Alexander D'Aries</span></span></div><br/><span style="font-style: italic"><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="color: #FF8000"><br/>“Big words, like always with you, Sir Alexander. And how do you want to keep up on your words to poor Lady Danielle? You want to stop her father on your own, after we didn’t manage to stop him with two swords in a narrow hallway? Or do you want to appease him, by making Lady Danielle your betrothed? That may indeed be the only way to stop him from coming after her…”</span></span></span><br/><br/>At that, Alexander tensed, his furious gaze upon Gregorio and was about to speak up but Amena's voice cut through the air,<span style="font-style: italic"><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="color: #BF0000">"Sir Gregorio! I beg of you to hold your tongue. Sir Alexander is simply trying to bring Lady Danielle some peace of mind." </span></span></span>While Alexander agreed with Amena's words, he doubted that Gregorio cared at all and it would likely only antagonize him. Amena was used to others simply following her orders, but these were Knights that she was speaking to, not her underlings she commanded at the castle. Still, she seemed to take her attention back to Danielle after throwing her words at Gregorio, offering her own hankerchief to the woman and wiping her face. He couldn't hear whatever Amena was saying, but no doubt it was words of comfort.<br/><span style="color: #0080FF"><span style="font-weight: bold"><br/>"I don't intend to stop her father on my own, Gregorio, but it seems to me that as men of honor that we should all have some part in protecting the little lady here. Why would you not offer your own hand to her if you think marriage is the answer?" </span></span>Alexander asked politely. There was no indication of sarcasm, but there was obvious displeasure at the way Gregorio had spoken to him. He thought he heard Amena give a huff of impatience, but he was unsure.<br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="color: #0080FF">"And what of Sir Damian--certainly he should be locked away and his lands given to his son. The man has clearly lost his head and is not fit to rule anything, especially not his own daughter. Everyone knows that Damian is a battered, bitter man with nothing but anger to offer. His son is far more honorable and gracious than Sir Damian could ever hope to be...."</span></span>