No Good Deed

[Vaelin]

Vaelin Darklight

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Vaelin looked down at the hand of Jana and it was apparent that she wasn't going to be getting a hand shake from him either. He retained his hands at his sides as his attention turned to Sarah, he placed his hand on her shoulder as an attempt to steady her. The expression on Vaelins face changed little the only feature that would speak volumes at present, was his eyes. What ever friendliness that had been in them had died quickly.

“So now you are trying to use Sarah as a foot hold to try pinch me in. I assure, I didn’t have nor needed her help in gaining access or finding this instillation, that was rather trivial in its self. Now I could decide to be spiteful and tell you that I got in here through the door, but instead I came within a ship carrying supplies for you cause. Under ship registration X-349 which is Krestal that just recently delivered supplies."

He turned his gaze towards Jana; he had no illusion who pulled the strings. Jana seeming the keener mind and her choice of literature providing some evidence towards that. His attention turned back towards Freya.

“I do believe there is a saying about not throwing stones if you live in a glass house. You instigated a threat and so I responded with my own. I assure you, I am only as much as a threat as you intend to make me. Intimidating you Freya, would hold little purpose towards comprehending the truth. I do believe if you were intimidated you’d be less susceptible to the truth and more inclined to be pessimistic.”

Vaelin’s disdain towards Freya continued to grow with her persistence in pursuing dominance, at least that’s what he perceived this display as. His regard for this encounter continued to wither along with his tolerance. The perceived threats against Sarah didn’t endear any sort of compliance from him.

“You’re snide and threats against Sarah are providing obstacles into the compatibility of this meeting. The only reason this is taking place is at the behest of Sarah. You’d be unaware of the security breech if not for Sarah. Sarah had been obligated to follow protocol, on alerting you of the breech, as well as the origin of the ping. If she was an accomplice, she’s been rather counter-productive to assisting me.”

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