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Meanwhile, unaware of the conversation that Cor and Gladiolis were having, Optimus and Predaking were having their own chat. They hoped that they were in a safe area and away from nosy ears. "How can I help you?" Optimus asked as he watched the dragon bot spy the Prime and head on over.
"Optimus, I know you are a bot of integrity. Please, tell me – is Lancex a submissive bot?" Predaking asked just loud enough for the Prime to hear.
"He is a submissive bot, but he is not a weak submissive bot. He is a very strong bot with strong tendencies" Optimus answered in inquiry honestly as there was no point in lying or beating around the bush.
"A strong submissive? That makes no sense, how can a bot be a strong submissive?" Predaking asked, totally confused as the comment made little to no sense to him.
"What it means is that Lancex will need more than one mate to satisfy him. Likely two strong dominant bots. One mate will not be enough. Only strong submissive bots need more than one mate to satiate the bot's needs" Optimus explained in a way Predaking could understand.
"I see" Predaking replied, while thinking about things. "Well, I guess the reason that I asked is because I am willing to swallow my pride and work with you to win Lancex over if you are willing to work with me and if you have feelings for him like Miko revealed."
Optimus was stunned, but he did a good job of not showing it. "To be honest, Predaking, it is still hard for me to admit that I do love him and have strong feelings for him. Being Prime, so many bots look up to you, so you don't always get to pursue the things you want. You always have to be an example to others and lead the fight. I am willing to form a truce with you so that we can pursue him and win him over together."
"I agree. Let us work together to try and prove to Lancex we would be good mates for him and to him" Predaking replied. Optimus smiled. Predaking had learned well in the short time the dragon bot had spent around the Prime. And since they were in agreement, they agreed that they would work together to hopefully get Lamcex back to help with the war. Optimus didn't say it, but he felt their challenges in this domain weren't over, but at least now they knew that they could at least rely on each other.
