by Guest 7th February 2014, 6:34 am
Matabei kicked right into gear almost immediately as she began to make her thoughts known and find out exactly what Zenshin wanted with Marick. The Solitaire was almost surprised at how blunt she was being, but then again this was Matabei after all.
"Okay you two. Lets get down to a few things. Firstly, I am not here to fight. If I was I wouldn't have come alone. Second, this is to you Zenshin. What are your intentions with my friend being inside your guild?"
"What are my intentions? That's quite a simple question that can warrant a complex answer when you ask someone like me, but in summary, it's because I saw potential in him to become a great mage under my guidance than he would alone. The moment I saw him I asked him to join, and after a long job of... controlling the local population of lions, he accepted my offer. He's powerful, but raw power alone isn't enough to make a great mage. People need a common cause, a set of personal principles to abide by, and that's what my guild tries to accomplish. Despite popular belief, there is no real 'entrance' test for Sabertooth, simply promising to uphold the values taught by the previous guild master is enough. The catch, as there's usually one, is that if I see that you dishonor my guild, my name, my guild members, through acts that break our 'code', you're out. But, I'm rambling again, sorry. I tend to do that from time to time."
He hadn't mentioned any of this to Marick when he'd joined, but there again Marick hadn't asked, nor had he any intentions of dishonouring Sabertooth. Although he'd only worked with Zenshin for a short while, he'd quickly grown to respect the younger mage as a level-headed and decent human being. Hell, he had the feeling they could become quite good friends in time. They'd already spoken in the guild's bar on a couple of occasions and it was obvious that both of them enjoyed spending their time there.
After Zenshin's rather well thought out reply, Matabei seemed to have only one question remaining. "Third." She raised three fingers in order to make a notion of where they were. "I must ask how much you trust Marick. And Marick, I must ask how much you really trust me." Admittedly Marick hadn't expected this question. He thought he'd made his point about this when he'd spoken to her about his decision in the first place. However, he understood why she was asking. "If I'm being honest Matabei, I would trust you with my life without any hesitation." His electric blue eyes met the hazelnut pair of his unofficial teammate and he couldn't help but smile. Matabei and Hidate were the only two people he truly trusted in all his years as a guildless mage. She knew that.