He does expect to take a bigger part in their world some day. The fact that he comes out here to seek her is just an early manifestation of his ambition, not for power but his will to seek out what he wants. His interests have not branched beyond rising into his mother’s council and this. Coming to see Dawn, to see is she is still as beautiful in these eyes, if she can see him.
She tells him Pangea has its own beauty and he can understand that, to a degree. He is born of Hyaline though and measures all other places against it. He cannot say he would prefer to live somewhere like Pangea or even the Cove though he is young and cannot imagine that he will ever have to worry about that.
His mother’s strange stubborn silence, first after the end of the war and now into the new new reign from Pangea is something he cannot speak for. He does not understand why she has not mended things with her friend, though he might say something after this, after seeing Dawn too beautiful for this harsh landscape but living here for the benefit of all of them. For now though he puts that out of his mind because her smile is real and full, and the beauty of it knocks him back. When her blue eyes fall on him again, and he knows for certain that his words are what have called that look onto her face Valek grins handsomely in return. “I have.” He’s been swimming in that lake all his life, cold be damned, Valek would almost rather be in the water than anywhere else. His idea that this is somehow related to his mother’s ability to teleport herself through the water is not entirely correct.
There is so much he does not know, but today he is well informed on the fact that Kensa is nowhere near Hyaline and will not be for at least two full days and so there will be no potential awkwardness and he can keep a guest to himself. “You could come today, right now. I know a place.” Valek pivots, side steps in the direction of home, his black tail snapping against his haunches. Pangean dust billowing up in small clouds around his hooves. “Please. Come with me.” This is said just a little softer, gentle though his eyes glitter with mischief.
@[Dawn]