As the others gathered around the Colonel, Kradis noted that he had by his side the tiger from before. Well, he wasn't scared to take parade stance, so that is something... Maybe he's got a chance after all. Taking note of the others around him, a respectful huff could be heard from him. Quite a sizable squad. Definitely something more than standard border patrols going on, that's for sure. It'll be interesting to see how they handle some real combat, Kradis thought to himself, amused. In all likely-hood, whatever the real mission was might have something to do with what Blade was about to announce.

He then noticed a faint whisper come from the tiger, which caught his attention: "[i]You're the Kradis Topha who defected the Northern Empire, right?[/i]" Kradis' hand twitched at the mention of the Empire, but he managed to continue his air of aloofness, looked out the corner of his eye at the tiger, and tipping his head back menacingly, whispered back. "Well, seems word has gotten around faster than I'd expected. Trust me boy, that's one file you don't want to dig up. Unless you're a murderer like me... Then we might actually get along." He faced the front and cracked a smirk, ignoring his response. He enjoyed nothing less than the quivering boots of nervous recruits.