Valken watched Cassandra with dull eyes and she was right in clarifying that what she said wasn't literal. "Oh...well...okay then." He nodded and turned back to Ryung. "Well I figure in your age that you would know a thing or two and that it was just a matter of training and dedication...if anything i could ask mother.. I guess what with in about a month and a half you can create them, assuming you practice everyday. Battles will also force you to become quicker and more agile with them and heck, even open them with your feet but I havnt been able to do that just yet. But still there are lots of things you can do with them, especially stealthy tactics and moving units quickly to another location. Having two of us will give a huge strategic advantage."
He glanced at hotaru, sensing her heart beating harder because of the blood rushing, indicating that she was experiencing heavy emotion. 
"I'm sorry...I do not mean to exclude you. Or have you curse your conception, your father wouldn't change a thing and neither would we." 

The queen elf had announced that she would hold a meeting. Frankly he didn't want to go, but he felt he had to and turned around to follow where she was going. He was weary of the room because of it's size but he bit his tongue and entered, retreating to the ceiling huddled at the corner as usual.