[Arkahn Th'alashar]

Arkahn's grin froze on his face as he listened to Parreyon mentioning Mishiko having been the personal guard of the current Empress. For a moment he looked at the both of them with an expression of unequalled surprise, his one eye growin to the size of a saucer as he had to fight the urge to jump up and salute the female Katta. The surprise quickly ebbed away however, making room for a hint of irritation focused on Parreyon. It was just like the Pantheri to keep such an important detail away from him and mention it so casually just to mess with him. And it had worked... again.

Quickly Arkahn composed himself, grinning a wide smile at Parreyon, shaking his head in disbelief. "You manage to amaze me everytime we meet old man. However, I'm glad to see the flame of love ignited in you once again, it should knock... I don't know, about 10 eras off of your age?" The Tigron leaned back with a slight smile, unable to pass up an opportunity to crack a joke about Parreyon's age compared to his. The Pantheri was right about him though, and it became clear to Arkahn how well Parreyon could read him. If there was anything Arkahn hated it was politicians. All talk but no punch and always meddling with military affairs they knew the least about. He smiled a bitter grin.

"You got that right my friend. Politics tend to kill a man before a good sword can, and there ain't no bleedin' shield in the Empire to protect you from that." Realising he was in the presence of a lady Arkahn would have blushed if he could, but he felt like it was too late to add an apology now. "But the answer to your question is pretty simple Parreyon. That massacre we called a war back in Malice set those brains of mine to work, and I think I found the means to prevent those sort of events from happening ever again. I'm here to personally see to it that the Major General at least listens to the idea of a humble soldier, and I'll be damned if he doesn't think about it." Arkahn added the last bit with a wink, which could only be discerned as such by the movement of his brow.