Karvan grabs Chadwick around the shoulders and pats Azura enthusiastically on her back, with a blow that he doesn't seem to realize would fell most people of average strength. The massive Dragonborn lets out a hearty chuckle and growls out, "EVERYONE, DINE! It's good to see you my friends. As for your question, young sir, I do not readily employ the same tactics in the same manner more than a few times. Your actions must always change in combat, you must seem chaotic and without reason, the only defense worth a damn is a defense no one is expecting." His voice is his customary, slightly under a roar and he lets out a second no less hearty chuckle. He sits down and places Chadwick next to him before growling to Azura, "Don't worry darling, I've been forced to kill well over 200 people through various circumstances, nothing's gonna happen to your boyfriend while I'm alive." He then proceeds to give the most large and non-discrete wink ever. Before filling his, Chadwick's and Azura's plate.
He pours himself a mug of ale and takes a hearty gulp before beginning to eat and leaning over to Latir, "My friend, how has your life been going while we were gone? Mine has been... stressful. Ilex and I have not been seeing eye to eye. She seems to think that we should attempt to stay neutral while people around us are being drawn to sides of light or darkness. I've done my time in pits away from the light, I don't want to walk in shit again." He drains his mug of ale and pours some more. "I want to walk in the light, neutrality is for people too weak to pick a damn side... I'll have to think about if I'm going to stay with The Holding after we pay off her debt, I owe her that much, but I don't know how much more." He offers Latir and Azura a mug of ale from his huge pitcher, growling, "Want a bit of breakfast enhancement? I only put a bit of basilisk venom in it this time... I promise...." He grins almost evilly before seeming to remember something, "Oh, yeah, why is Bertie wanting to let us in on something about a ball or something. He didn't have time to explain it all to me. Something about subterfuge and me getting to be violent for the sake of my friends... You know how much I love friendly violence."