Hayley took a few deep breaths to compose herself, then stood back up and walked towards him to have a closer look on his scars and markings. "I've never seen this sort of tattoo design before... Looks pretty neat," she replied with regards to the markings covering his right arm, resisting the visible urge to trace every inch of the black patches with her fingers. "Looks like you've got some battles under your belt. Almost makes me feel challenged. [i]Almost[/i]," she said with a light-hearted grin on her face.