((Thank you for your patience.<img alt=":-D" src="./images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif" title="Very Happy"/>))<br/><br/>Arkain nods listening to you. Keeping his eyes more fixed on you when turn down his offer.  Right from when he met you he had a strong feeling you would be reluctant to let him just eat you. He was hoping it would be that way. He wanted to earn the privilege to eat you through a challenge. You would be a tough opponant.  Right now Arkain knows he is too weak to put up a good fight. That's is fine. He wouldn't mind loosing this round to him and being your meal. His healing magic will restore him to full strength when he reforms. Then he will have the upper hand cause you will be over confident because defeated him already.<br/>Taking a step back into shallows of the water he follows your movements keeping you in front of him when your posture becomes more defensive. He is staying in the water for a reason. His ability to control and alter water is strong. One, maybe two good attacks is probably the most he will get off. Even if he looses, he wants to appear worthy of to watch the watering hole. His respect for you is high.<br/>A deep chuckle comes from him. "I appreciate your honesty. I am sorry that someone hurt you so much to make you that jaded. Beside I like it  better this way. We both are proud and I can tell neither of us would give in easily being someones meal. Another time I might have said that's fine and let it go but you see I have an image to keep up. I have to show I am in charge and your saying no, well, others will think I am weak. Well you can just imagine the problems that will ensue next." His hands drops to his sides and open wide. The water around him rises and starts to slowly spin around him steadily spinning faster and faster. A big grin comes over his face. "Let's do this."  He hesitates to let you make the first attack.