Shana opened her mouth to retort and then firmly shut it once more. Just because he was being stubborn didn't mean she had to, too. They weren't going to agree. To him, this made a huge difference, whereas to her, it meant little. Then again, Valyn was much more concerned with the whole 'related' revelation thing than she was. She wondered if he'd pulled these same excuses on Shadow? She'd have to ask the other halfblood, and then ask how to get around them. Kissing him sadly hadn't worked, as she'd hoped it would.

"You're speaking of them now. Sort of. You have all day."