<em>Now we're getting somewhere...</em>"Victorious, you say? Victorious in what? I'm all for exploiting the weak, but not generally without some kind of reason. "  He shifted his weight, leaning more so upon his right leg, holding his staff diagonally away from himself, with the base of it resting against the base of his left foot. "No need to worry about me though, I've had my fair share of practice in combat."<br/><br/>He pauses for a moment before continuing. "In fact, I used to train armies. Anyone who attacks me... well, they'll be in for more than this guise would let on." He motions down across his wizardly attire. "I'm not worried about that though. For now, the name of the game is information. Strike me if I'm wrong, but you sounded like you were interested in forming an alliance~ I'm not one to turn down potential allies in new territory. Shall we see what we can learn of this place and it's ways?"<br/><br/>His tone, his posture; it's like he's trying to imply a warm smile right through the mask.