( "Appearance elsewhere" does give him pause, because that could mean any number of things, depending on whence Adelis is from. Mishka had been up to certain machinations all his own, and they'd certainly encountered one another prior to their recent incident of departure.

Well, it can't have been all that serious, given Adelis lets him off with a slap and resigns to lording over him and his pre-heat stroke state. )

Well, while you're enjoying my hastening expiration, perhaps you'd find yourself pleased enough to enlighten me as to what our latest encounter was, exactly. ( He wants to get their timelines straight! But he hardly says that directly. ) I get up to some number of things - and I'd very much like to know what I'm guilty of "elsewhere."

( He's fairly sure that if Adelis knew of Mishka's little trick with stalling Alexei, he might not be let off with just a slap. He presumes, then, this Adelis doesn't know of that. Why ruin things?

He leans against the tree, folding his arms. )

In any case, I was hoping to recover before returning to my designated shack. I'd like to know the lay of the land, but I might find that level of exploration will only agree with me when the stars return to the sky. Perhaps a certain Rosell might be kind enough to guide me?