Silver and Malleus (pt4)

Silver has a voice line about being reassured that Briar Valley will always be safe every time he sees Malleus acting as Housewarden.

Silver first interprets Malleus’ reaction to the revelation that he was tricked, not invited, to the NBC social as unfathomable sorrow.

After Malleus summons enough rage-filled magic to fry the fire lotuses in the area (leading the group to temporarily believe that the flowers had devoured him) Silver scolds him with, “I must ask that you NEVER give in to your anger and expose yourself to danger like that again.”

Silver says that he is haunted by the sight of Malleus’ face when he realized that his invitation was just a trap, and “Rollo needs to learn just how much he hurt Malleus’s feelings.”

Silver interrupts an argument between Idia and Azul during the Glorious Masquerade event, telling them to look to Malleus as an example: “He’s been nothing but calm this whole time. I’m sure he’s fully focused on moving forward.”

Malleus follows with how he is indeed focused on moving forward: “…..And illustrating to Flamme just how grave a mistake it was to issue me a false invitation. It’s consumed my every thought.” Silver responds, “Really…?”

In a vignette Malleus invites Silver out to introduce him to the school’s gargoyles as a part of his Gargoyle Study Club activities, but is repeatedly disappointed in Silver’s inability to tell the difference between a gargoyle and a grotesque, and his presumption that gargoyles are generally monsters. After receiving a lecture Silver tells Malleus that he feels they have grown closer, and he wishes to gift Malleus with a gargoyle for his room.

The vignette ends with Malleus beginning a new lesson on gargoyles to teach Silver “at greater length.” 

Silver is first to identify a gargoyle in Fleur City, which Malleus dismisses as merely a grotesque due to its lack of purpose. Silver confirms that it is hollow on the inside, however, and Malleus apologizes to the gargoyle for dismissing it as grotesque, thanking Silver and Sebek for bringing it to his attention.

Silver worries about performing poorly in a class and being an embarrassment to Malleus in a vignette, and Vil has learned how to take advantage of Silver’s loyalty to Malleus manipulate him, namedropping Malleus to pressure Silver into participating in a Film Club project (“Does he mean to say that I will sully Malleus’ good name if I refuse?…I cannot bring shame upon Malleus”) and to get Silver to join his group during Beanfest.