"I would simply be wary of direct confrontation with him. He has shown little mercy, in the past, destroying the entire army of a great kingdom, in one night." (And, yeah, I kinda went off on a tangent, there. >_> Also, the relationship is all but marriage, and that's only because their duties to state and church keep them both busy enough, and wrapped up in politics, that a marriage between the two would cause more turmoil than either wants to deal with.)<br/><br/>Cerul, on the other hand, had taken notice of his comment, and had moved herself behind him, her hand on the small of his back, driving her fist into it slowly and, what would be for a mortal, painfully, to get his attention. "I don't think I heard you clearly. Did you say you were going out there,<em>alone</em>, to attempt to stop an army?"