"He is, not one for celebrating when the brunt of our work is ahead of us." Percival answered.

Emily sighed "My father ran me ragged earlier. He said something about "needing me to be strong" " She sighed "It was so weird"

"Doesn't sound any different than he usually is," Amelia said, paying it no mind.

Ryker nodded, finishing off his whiskey as he tossed it back. "Good, good. I think I'd rather like to help you two, even if he doesn't like me much yet," he said, nodding towards Galahad. "If you'll take it."

"Traveling with us, or just in general?" Percival asked, taking the remainder of the whiskey as offered for himself.

Eric smiled and said "Ah, good morning Will. How are you today?"

Emily saluted and went to do so.

"Fairly well, and yourself?" Will asked, pushing off to enter into the office now that they had established conversation.

Ryker glanced over at Galahad. The sort of camaraderie he sorely missed, honor and devotion, though he hadn't been with them long, he could feel it with Percival and Galahad both. He'd heard about the rebellion some before, and found it an honorable fight. To stand up for any minority was a difficult fight, surely, and so Ryker had always felt respect for those who did. "I've helped beat a tyrant once, what's again, hm?" he said to Percival quietly.

"Ah you have, that is true." Percival remarked, leaning on the the table. "You're certainly a welcome addition regardless, seeing as we're not quite an army yet."

"Aye so what'd'ya do?" Delsin asked Ryker.

Eric said "Amelai said something to her last night that really got to her"

Will thought it wasn't undeserved, considering both Eric and Kira had been trying to make Amelia's birthday dinner about them and their issues when she was just trying to have fun, but he kept that to himself. "I"m sorry to hear that. Amelia seemed rather stressed yesterday," he said instead.

Ryker pulled his shirt up, revealing a nasty scar up his side: one thick puncture wound and three jagged scar that curved around his torso on the right side, with a matching scar on the other side of his chest. "I fought the beast head on. She was a bitch, but she was angry, and anger made her short sighted. She had almost tunnel vision when fighting if you pissed her off enough, so I took up that mantle while Bair delivered the more final blows. Eventually though, right as Bair was going to end her, she pinned me within her claws, and fell atop me as she died," Ryker explained, letting his shirt drop back down as he removed his bracers to show scars on his right arm that lined up with those on his chest. "With all her attention on me and none on him, it was more than easy for Bair to get that win he's so lauded for."

"Soun's like ya did tha' leg work lad, ain' ya missin' outta dues not tellin' e'rrybody ya know y'er a biggo part 'bout'er gettin' stuck in?" Delsin asked with a point to his forehead.

Eric said "Amelia said something pretty ugly to her though. This might take some time. I shouldn't have pushed Amelia so far. I don't blame Kira, she was only standing up for me"

"Oh, I'm sure they've only gotten more since I left," Ryker agreed, chuckling. "Full of hero idolization, it's ridiculous."

"Well, what did she say?" Will asked. "Are you just concerned that it was offensive, or have you actually considered why she said it? If Amelia was hurt and lashing out, doesn't it matter that she was hurt too? Or is it only because it's upset Kira that it's bothering you?"