Pilgrimage to the Mountain Basilica [ attn: Vee, William, Bertram ]

[Samael]

Vee's noncommittal response to the apology is taken in stride by the big man. He gets it…watching and staying silent for the past month means that he's learned some things. He still has a lot left to learn, and he knows that, but he gets it when he fucked up and that a simple 'sorry' isn't going to cut it. Words mean shit; he's seen Vee and Flood and even Bertram shape and mold words like clay to form whatever truth they want. He knew that was the way of the world well before he became a vampire. Words are nothing; actions prove it all.

So he doesn't flinch or cringe; he doesn't say it again. When Bertram comes on the bus and starts offering his explanations and his counters, William very specifically doesn't pay attention. That way lies arguments and he doesn't make the same mistake twice, at least not so close in time to one another.

Besides, Vee wants him to pay attention. And that's exactly what he does. He shifts to the side so he can get a better look at what Vee is doing, expertly shaping and molding the Lupine spine into a flexible weapon. William watches closely, noting every move of his Sire's dexterous fingers, every twist made to the bone structure; how certain portions are built up to maintain structural strength. He's not looking so much in order to know how to make his own spine-whip; he's learning how to make the changes in bone that he so drastically failed to do outside the bus.

Truth be told, he's a little enthralled by Bonecrafting in general.

When Flood asks if anyone could eat, William nods. "Yeah, might not be such a bad idea for me." It's likely to be the only thing he says on the rest of the way to Aspen. He was doing so much better when he didn't open his mouth, after all.