[SE] finer souls

Of course Liam should have been bothered, but as a side effect of his status as a Friend of the Family, he rarely was, these days. Instead, he simply ignored the creature. It was easier that way - better than lingering upon things that didn't really matter. And, sorry, Mittens, but in Liam's mind, it didn't really matter. The soldier probably wouldn't ever see it again, anyway. The hissing down below halted momentarily as the companion screeched, then resumed in earnest as the void viper stuck its head out of the hedge. Liam watched it emerge with an air of curiosity. Unlike the stranger, he had no qualms about being so close to a void beast - it was a friend to him, after all. "It won't hurt me," he said confidently. Still, he waited patiently as the woman clambered down. What would she do, now that the viper had revealed itself? Liam I am the patron saint of lost causes