Onyxia let down her guard a little. The powerful had their own instincts, and hers told her that the High Elves aboard this ship seemed to bear her no hostility, apart from the female High Elf she had fought earlier.
The corners of Onyxia's lips curled upward in a provocative smile. She walked slowly toward Yu Lin Bloodhawk, but her gaze remained fixed on Sylvanas.
Onyxia reached Yu Lin Bloodhawk's table.
"Have a seat!" Yu Lin Bloodhawk said as though greeting an old friend. "What would you like to drink?"
Onyxia's mind went blank. She had imagined all sorts of ways this meeting might unfold, but never this. She rolled her eyes at Yu Lin Bloodhawk and grumbled inwardly, Are we that close? We were just fighting for our lives, remember?
Onyxia did not answer him. She silently sat down across from Yu Lin Bloodhawk and Sylvanas.
Yu Lin Bloodhawk smiled faintly and poured her a cup of his signature Peacebloom tea. "Tea brewed from Peacebloom tastes quite good. Care for some?" He gently placed the cup in front of her.
Onyxia's brow twitched, and she gave Yu Lin Bloodhawk a suspicious look.
"Tch!" Sylvanas chuckled disdainfully and took a sip from her own cup. "Don't drink it if you're scared! We wouldn't need a trick like this to kill you, and we certainly wouldn't do it aboard our High Elf ship. You might not care about the pirates' ships, but I care about ours. It's expensive!"
"Hmph!" Onyxia snorted, neither answering Sylvanas's provocation nor drinking the tea.
Yu Lin Bloodhawk did not mind Onyxia's attitude at all. He shot Sylvanas a displeased glance. "Could you say a little less?" To be honest, Onyxia's reaction was only natural. In her place, he would have been just as cautious.
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