Considering they were already on the topic, Valentina decided to broach the subject of her mother's lineage as well as her own bloodline. She mentioned offhand how her mother's bloodline wasn't actually the griffin, though something stopped her from going so far as to explain that Dahlia might technically be royalty. Instead, she focussed on the story of how Dahlia's bloodline was tied to an ancient, powerful, and totally unknown monster via a contract.
Contrary to her expectations though, she hardly seemed fazed by this point.
"I mean it's a little surprising, but not as much as you might think. I always assumed something was weird considering I didn't inherit the griffin or Burning Lion bloodlines. They were both potent in their own right, so it made no sense to not get either. I assumed there was something suspicious but just never expected it to be quite so… mysterious?"
She gave it another moment of thought before shrugging.
