[yeah, he's too full of himself to pretend to be humble about this.
Finishing up, he set his painting supplies to the side and stood. He crossed his arms and gave the boat a good long glare as he spoke. To the boat.]
This venerable one expects you to win. If you do not, do not dare to show your face lest this venerable one burn you to ash for your failure.
[Did he expect the boat to actually obey him? ...well, the boat didn't have a spiritual presence he could detect, so it was unlikely it could. But his powers had been diminished in this place, so he would take his chances in case the fact that the boat was of the Wood element meant it could hide easier from him for some reason.]
no subject
It is not an honor anyone else can claim.
[
yeah, he's too full of himself to pretend to be humble about this.Finishing up, he set his painting supplies to the side and stood. He crossed his arms and gave the boat a good long glare as he spoke. To the boat.]
This venerable one expects you to win. If you do not, do not dare to show your face lest this venerable one burn you to ash for your failure.
[Did he expect the boat to actually obey him? ...well, the boat didn't have a spiritual presence he could detect, so it was unlikely it could. But his powers had been diminished in this place, so he would take his chances in case the fact that the boat was of the Wood element meant it could hide easier from him for some reason.]