It was only a matter of time but he is ready for the accusations. Dillan has connected the dots of who he was and what he had taken. He doesn’t waste anytime in correcting her. “I didn’t take her from you. I took her from the Dale. She became my captive before she sat on your Council.” A flick of his tail, his eyes steely as he holds her gaze for several minutes without flinching or blinking. “You are suppose to be a truly neutral kingdom or is that just a ploy to hide behind to keep your kingdom safe? I’ve violated no peace treaty between the Chamber and the Falls. Will you turn me away simply out of spite?” He asks carefully, letting the impact of that question fall on both of them. Violette was his captive for only eight months since she had chosen to forfeit. Time flies fast and she would be back in no time. However, if he was to give her up after the waters were denied to him it would not only be a slight to Gryffen but a much larger slap in the face to the Chamber. Reputation had surely proceeded them and the Falls was extremely weak with barely anyone to defend them. It wouldn’t do to make an enemy of a rapidly growing kingdom now would it? “If anything I might be willing to reduce her sentence in exchange for your help as well as a word to Set to keep you out of certain matters. Surely rebuilding your frail kingdom is your number one priority.” The threat hangs heavy in the air, there was power behind his words. The wrong one mentioned to his King and they would have quite a conundrum on their hands. G R Y F F E N "Look at all the fucks I give"