āCareful, I might take you up on that offer,ā Ike warned jokingly, though at this point, he might very well do that if the Cat was willing. He could always use Titania or Soren as a sounding board, but Ranulf might have a better idea of how to word things for this sort of aā¦speech.
Ugh, he didnāt even want to think about it, it made his stomach knotā¦
āNo problem there. I meanā¦there isnāt really anything to compare with, I havenāt even attempted yetā¦,ā he pointed out, shrugging his shoulders.Ā āSoā¦if Cats are hardheaded, what does that make the Dragons? They liveā¦reallyĀ long, donāt they?ā Off topic, but the young mercenary might be stalling just a little.
āGo ahead. I was being perfectly serious.ā Ranulf shrugged, as if to indicate he didnāt mind the idea at all.Ā āNever hurts to get some constructive criticism... or I can just be quiet and listen. Whatever does the trick.ā
He wasnāt joking about being older than Ike by a decent amount either. Appearances were deceiving -- Ranulf had to remind himself sometimes that beorc were always a lot younger than he expected, and he could only assume the opposite was true of how beorc saw laguz like himself.
āWell... how old are you? Twenty?ā he guessed, squinting a little at Ike as if that would help.Ā āIāve probably been working for Caineghis for about that long. I wasnāt in the general army for too many years, since--ā he gave a winning smile,Ā ā--the king thought I was a pretty clever cat.ā
Said cat had to let out a snort at Ikeās comment about dragons.Ā āYeah, you know, youāre really not wrong. Dragons are as stubborn as they come. Granted, Iāve only spoken to a few of them myself, but...ā He looked contemplative for a moment.
āHey, anyways, donāt you have something to be practicing? Or were you going to just wing it instead?ā