Vale's axe, Val, speaks up: "Yer mistress, Clare, could be said to be diabolical as well, pansy Elf. She is a Drow, is she not? And a vampire to boot? I look forward to the day when my blade bites into her flesh!"
Vale shrugs. He can't say it out loud, but he agrees with his axe for once. In his mind, Respen made a huge mistake by entering into this agreement with Dame Clare. He hoped that they would all soon see the better side of it. But burn it all, sometimes this axe was just a little too blunt and free with its proverbial tongue!