Of course, with Black's sharp ears, he noticed the low rumble coming from Kyralae-- but it was no more intrusive to him than any of the other minute sounds around them. He wrote it off as nothing major and zoned out while the young dragon was explaining the sound to her final subordinate. Had he registered what she said, he would have been morbidly surprised to realize that this was the first time he'd ever heard that sound after thousands of years around dragons...<br/><br/>For a minute or two more Black continued to walk on autopilot and just not think about anything at all. The half-demon Darakus took the liberty of pulling him out of submission. As he listened to the man's words, Black glanced at Ijemaru to make sure his focus was elsewhere. For the moment, the boy seemed to be content to drift in his own thoughts, and if they kept their voices down, he wouldn't be able to hear them anyway.<br/><br/>"I can understand your feelings," Black replied quietly, a slight smile drifting briefly over his lips before fading. "Ijemaru Hisuka. That's the human boy's name. He's the one who marked me." The demon frowned, "In all honestly, I could have gotten someone worse, but he's pretty messed up. He's clever and cruel-- a bad combination. Physically... he's pretty pathetic, but his strategies make him dangerous, and I'm bound to any direct command he gives me. You're probably in more danger of being slain by me than being marked by him."<br/><br/>"Especially since you probably won't be able to use "Teocaria Kutirana Sorenai" for another several hours, I'd guess," Ijemaru jumped in. An "oh crud" expression crossed Black's face and the human smirked. "Information is dangerous, Black," the boy chastised. "You shouldn't give it away so freely. Now I'll be a hypocrite and let you know that I can read lips."<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">Of course he can,</span>the demon thought with a sigh.<br/><br/>The village was already in view now, so Ijemaru aimed at a quick end to the conversation. "Rest easy; I don't intend to start anything right now. Tomorrow may be a different story but it most likely won't concern you."<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">I think he enjoys giving out just enough information to make people curious before he stops talking,</span>Black thought.<span style="font-style: italic">... I think he also likes being a hypocrite.</span>