"I don't need anyone else tell me what and what I am not like." Ace spat, his blue eyes growing rather cold and losing their once homely glow. He also did appear rather hurt at this comment but put it in his best intentions to not display it. "Anyway, who is not to say that Ember is looking after you? You don't seem...stable exactly either."
Shrade was highly amused by this man-boy, or he was until the poor man mentioned his... stability. His head snapped up and his posture completely changed. His shoulders were no longer loose, his muscles were taunt and the silly look on his face was gone. His eyes conveyed that of a completely sane man ready to kill someone in the blink of an eye. A very dangerous person to aggravate indeed. Remember your training, Ranger.
Very quickly did he change again at that thought. He was once again the silly and lazy looking man again. Instead of insulting Ace furthermore or killing him, Shrade instead smiled, "Well, it seems both of us aren't exactly stable."
"A Brother? Did he pass away? How long ago? What's his name?"
Shrade raised in eyebrow, "Yes, a brother." He gave no further information.
"-I'll only play if purple man does too." "Purple man?" This nickname, unlike Mr. Amethyst or Gem-head, appeared to pain him greatly.