"Like taint you will!" Uncle Renwald yelled, jerking to his feet so he could better lean over his desk and gain a closer look at Leo. He met Leo's light brown eyes with a penetrating glare. "Unacceptable," he said slowly. "Unfathomable. I will not condone it. Never!" he stood straighter then, his eyes burning down on Leo. His hands gripped the armrests tightly, his heart pounding in his ears as he looked at his uncle through narrowed eyes. "You choose a vagrant's path over Pryde Trading - over the company of your own blood? After all I did to set you right, through hardship and labor, I gave you a future worth living and you wish to throw it away? I will not stand idly by while you waste what I have given you. As owner of Pryde Trading do you expect I would allow the business I bled to build have the likes of the Sovereign's Blood become partners? They will turn my trading ethics into a military affair."