Vita stood in the doorway, blocking Diana's friends to let her speak to her father. Not to be kind to her or to be rude to the others, but to observe Kip. It was pretty clear to Vita that the man didn't like Vita at all. It might be difficult for others to tell, but Vita could tell right away. Just like every other time they would meet, Kips eyes would dilate, and his pupil would glow for just a moment. In the way a protective father would stare down someone who burnt their front lawn. Yet, this reaction lasted for a moment not nearly long enough for any human or similar creature to notice, but with Vitas senses, it was rather obvious. There was also the first time they met, when he stared daggers into Vitas wendigo body with the same glow.
But that suspicion would be rewarded later, for now Vita would play along. Letting Diana speak to her father about nearly everything that had happened while she had been away, including the part where 'Vita opened his potty mouth' against the loser Cliff. Then she gushed about how overpowered Vita was compared to all the other teens, to the point she even started to feel bad for letting Vita do all the hard work. She then complained about how difficult it was to use a spear without training for it.
“Oh! I nearly forgot, I brought friends over!” Diana half-shouted in embarrassment and excitement. Taking the cue, Vita moved into the room properly to allow Beatrice, Earl, and Heracles into the room. Vita took up much of the space inside the small office, forcing Diana's friends to be closer to Kip than what they might've liked. And the moment Kip saw that two of the friends she made were teenage boys, one not wearing a shirt, his eyes glowed for a moment before his face settled on something closer to neutral.
“I see, friends.” Kip slowly let the words out, folding his hands and leaning forwards. The low light, the shadows covering his eyes and the subtle glow of magic seemed to have its desired effect on the boys, as their bodies showed all the signs of being intimidated. But Heracles managed to gather his composure and get over his anxiety, and took a step forward to bow. His left fist over where his heart is and an open palm to the side by his hip. Kip raised an eyebrow, while Heracles spoke with a tone much more formal.
“I am known as Heracles, student of Hera of the Elements and Noah the Fighting Sage. I come here as a friend to Diana.” He finished his word, but stood in place. This time, both of Kips eyebrows rose up, but composed himself quickly and motioned him to stand back up.
“I greet you, Heracles, but I am sorry to say I have neither experienced nor had anyone greet me in such a way. A downside to having governance of a city, rarely being able to leave it.” He said casually as Heracles stepped back and stood up properly, ignoring the way both Beatrice and Earl looked at him. And being a little embarrassed, but hiding it well to others, he nudged Earl forwards with his elbow. Not expecting it, Earl stumbled forwards a step and panicked into a proper greeting.
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“Greetings, Kip Wolfheart. My name is Earl Combs, a friend of your daughter. She is quite the example for others to follow, being able to become friends with something like Vita.” He pushed his red hair away from his face and pushed his glasses back up, a quick greeting from Kip, and Earl stepped back.
Finally, it was Beatrice turn to introduce herself. She gathered herself, took a breath of old papers and stepped forwards with a smile.
“Hi!” And she, immediately, stopped herself and fake-coughed into her hand.
“Hello-no wait-Greetings, Noble Kip Wolfheart. My name is Beatrice, and I met your daughter during the ceremonial tournament. She obviously won against me, and she even won against a Firebrand! So you don't have to worry about Diana's safety.” She exclaimed with an awkward thumbs up and sweat drop running down the side of her face. Kips face focused greatly, and the glow from his eyes glowed much more clearly for a moment. To the point that Beatrice and the other humans noticed it and grew tense. A few seconds later, the glow subsided, and Kip spoke up with some strain to his voice.
“Hmm, was it the young Firebrand Prince or someone outside the immediate royal family?” Vita, wanting to fan any potential flames, formed the words for prince with its vines.
“… Was the head of the Firebrand royal family there to witness his last son being defeated by a wendigo?” The tension in everyone's faces thoroughly entertained Vita.
“Diana and I beat his son to the point he stepped in to stop us.” The rumble of Vitas voice rumbled in everyone's ears. But to Vitas great disappointment and annoyance, this fact seemed to somehow make Kip more relaxed. Which in turn made everyone else more relaxed.
“That's good to hear. Lothair Alexander Firebrand might be the head of a royal family, but he isn't a human like the rest of us. So the fact he was willing to step in and stop the fight means that he has somewhat mellowed out, for now. I can't imagine what the thought process of a dragon might be, but one can learn what to expect from Firebrand after studying his philosophies. But, please, do not interact with the royals any further. You're all much too young to play around with them.” He sighed and took a moment to organize the many papers covering his desk. A moment that didn't last long, as every teenager suddenly stepped forwards with their own questions.
“Dragons still exist?!” — “Why would he not care about his son?!” — “What's wrong with the royals?” They all nearly shouted in Kips face.