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"Ah, heh. Guess you're taking the lead again. Not that I'm complaining, mind. You've probably got a better eye for jewelry anyways." He followed her, entering the shop and glancing around. There was quite the selection, jewels sparkling throughout, and an older man behind the counter. "Good day to you, Jules. I'm looking for something to compliment my lovely girlfriend here. I don't have anything specific in mind, but it seems like you have some beautiful items." Bladen disengaged from Asami with a small squeeze as he did, starting to wander around, looking at his options. I can't go with a ring, not right now... There's too much wrapped up in all of that. Though maybe I get one for later... Just in case. He continued looking over his options, passing over a couple of bracelets before pausing, looking at a rack of necklaces. Towards the back, there was one that caught his eye. Reaching out, he pulled the pendant free from the others, before looking over at Asami. "I think I found it." He held the necklace out to her for inspection, a diamond the size of a thumbnail in the shape of a heart, clear but with streaks of pink running through, held in place by two black metal wings on a delicate silver chain. "Do you like it?" Astraea went into the changing room, somewhat unsure of what all she should do. This was all foreign to her, like so much in the world, but she was so happy to be included in this that she didn't want to bring it up. Eventually she made her way out in her robe, laying on the table at the end of the row, unsure of what else to do. Hopefully things would become clear.

"Oh, hello Laniva. How was the arena? I was hoping to run through it as well, earn a little bit of extra money." He glanced at the woman on her back, barely holding back a smirk as she started to pet Laniva's ears. "And Syta, well, good to meet you. You could try the Evokers, though I'm not sure where they are. Taking her back to the inn we're staying at couldn't hurt though. The commander was headed there I think, and she might know where the Evokers headed to, if she still needs looking over." He briefly considered offering to help, but she seemed to be handling her burden just fine and he didn't want to offend. Besides, this Syta seemed to be waking up and would hopefully be able to be walking on her own soon enough. "If we see them, we can also send them back to the inn if that's where you end up deciding to go."

"I, ah, yeah. That should be fine probably." He had been planning on paying for the lunch, but given her attitude towards being 'spoiled', he decided not to make a fuss. Instead, he just stood up, stretching, before nodding. "I bet you could do some damage in the arena. I'll be cheering you on while you do. And afterwards we can go shopping, maybe get some ice cream too. That one will be my treat since you got lunch, ok?" He smiled, holding a hand out to her. "But first, some exercise in the form of the arena, yeah?"

Cin stared down at his plate, feeling like a cloud had suddenly appeared in front of the sun. He didn't know why this bothered him so much. Versaris hadn't even had details, but just knowing that his family was apparently hated by most of a nation was enough to put him off wanting to know more. They were always presented as being dead to me. The kind, lovely and perfect type of person that you can only be when you're dead. Maybe that's it. That perfect picture was cracked with that vision from the fortune teller and then Sari completely shattered it... "Maybe. I would want to find out more information before I went looking for them though. Know what I would possibly be getting myself into. Maybe Sari has a contact he can ask, or... something. I don't know." He sighed, pushing back away from the table and pulling out his coin purse. "Probably best to focus on cheerier things in the moment though. It's not something that can be sorted through today no matter what we try, so... Lets just enjoy the day. I can try and show off for you in the arena and then we can go shopping. Or just walk around town. I'm not really picky. It's just a relief to have some down time, if I'm being honest. Nice to have a break from everything that's been thrown at us recently, you know?"

"I... Yes. I will take the same services that thou have taken." Astraea still felt a little off balance, not having expected such a generous offer from the establishment, but glad to have a chance to spend time with members of the group. "I am intrigued to experience more things of this place. I know that I have not been very open with this group, but. I am glad to have been included. I do not have much to offer to you all, but you all have been so kind..." "It sounds good to me. As long as you are happy too." He gently squeezed her arm, looking around at the town they were walking through. "I'm not sure I'll be much of a guide, but I can do my best. Show you the sights, find a place to relax together... I can manage that I suppose." It was hard to focus on the small moments, with so much of the big picture being as scary as it was, but he had to do it. The here and now was what he had. He couldn't guarantee he had anything else, not with the way the world was moving. For now, he would have to focus. He would stay on track, enjoying the little things and deal with the big ones when they came. "So then... A jewelry shop. Time to see what we can find, yes?"

"You meeting my family would be nice. Hopefully we can get to a place where I can go back to Glacies... That would be nice. As for everything else... As much as I appreciate the sentiment, you putting yourself in harms way because of something my family has done is the last thing I want." Cin's appetite was well and truly gone at this point, as he pushed back slightly from the table, staring up at the clouds slowly making their way across the sky. The thought of Siorel risking herself because people were coming for him sickened him, leaving a pit in his stomach that he didn't even know how to begin to address. "Meeting with them... Maybe, though, with the way Sari talked about them, I don't know if that's really the best thing. It's hard, my mom, when she talked about them, always spoke so highly and fondly of them. So what could they have done that caused an entire nation to hate them? Maybe they would tell me or maybe... Maybe I wouldn't want to know. Even if I knew where to began looking. Besides, it's not like I'm going to be in Lufiria any time soon to find them and ask them."

"I'm not new, I mean. I've dated before. Though, I guess it's just that I'm not used to having someone pursue me, especially not so... Strongly." He frowned, pushing a piece of steak around for a second before scooping it up with some salad and stuffing it in his mouth. A few seconds later, his mouth clear again, he finally admitted, "I guess I'm just waiting for you to realize you made a mistake. Chasing me so quickly..." He sighed, pushing his plate away, food barely touched but his appetite suddenly gone. "My family, huh? I mean, there's really not much to tell. My mom and my dad loved me and took care of me... My grandparents on my dad's side never liked that he married a dragon, or that his son looks like me, so we didn't see them much. As for my mom's side, well, up until Liste I thought they were all dead. Now, mmm. With what Sari told me, I'm not so sure, but I'm also not sure I want to meet them with the way he talked about my last name..." He winced as she reminded him of why she couldn't talk about her family and he quickly tried to cover his mistake. "The time I had with my parents though, I'll never forget that. I'll go back home to them some day. I want to show my dad how strong I'll be then, show my mom how I'm finally starting to get to her level of control over my fire... They're lovely people. I'm really lucky to have them." Tana smiled as she took the bag of gold from the arena lead, tossing it over to Kay with a quick and practiced motion. "There you go, dear brother of mine. Enough to fund our trip and more. I told you not to worry so much, I wouldn't have gambled it if I didn't think I had a good chance." She turned and bowed to Luia, the motion disguising a slight smirk before straightening with a nod. "Your archer is quite good. I imagine they stop most anyone who gets that far. I wish your establishment the best of luck, truly. It makes my heart glad to see a place like this that is clearly open to everyone. I wish I could stay and get to know you better, but I'm about to be dragged out by my little brother here." Kay had been checking the contents of the bag, largely ignoring Tana, but when the words 'little brother' slipped out, he instantly turned, a muttered curse under his breath. "Oh, stop flirting already or I will need to drag you out." He held up a hand, cutting her protests off immediately. "You and I both know you'll pretend you weren't, but also that you absolutely were, so come. We've got a lot of work to do if we're going to leave on time." He glanced curiously again at the two who had wished them luck and at the cloaked figure who had entered recently, but quickly moved past them. "We have a long road ahead of us. Don't get stuck in one town too quickly unless you want to stay behind?" "Ahhh, you know just what to say... Fine, fine. I can't leave you to travel unprotected, so I'm right behind you." She turned and in an exaggerated stage whisper to the cat clouded and human girl, added, "Perhaps I'll even manage to remove the giant stick from his rear while I'm back here." She winked at them and nodded towards the arena. "Good luck out there. It's a challenging one." "I'm leaving!" Kay stalked off, cloak pulled tightly around his body, cheeks tinged red. Tana giggled and waved goodbye to the girls, following off after her brother.

"Ha. Hahahahaha. You hear that Kay? Go sit in the stands and cheer your girlfriend on." Tana walked off towards the arena, still chuckling to herself as Kay, bright red suddenly, stalked off to the seats, glancing at the various women collecting in the area. "Thank you for the God wishes, fair lady. I'll fight, thinking of you~ So I hope you enjoy the show~" The woman walked out onto the arena floor, almost looking casual as she brought her sword up in a flourished salute to her first opponent. The battle went quickly, as did the next few. Tana was seemingly untouchable, dispatching each of her opponents in a few quick thrusts. But then she got sloppy, turning to wink at the woman who had cheered her on, only to collapse to one knee as an arrow took her in the side. She turned, arm wrapped around her body and perfectly thrust, dropping the longbowman but the cheerful casual look on her face was gone. The final two opponents were quickly dispatched, Zeit getting a single hit in on her before dropping, and soon she was left, panting slightly before repeating the salute, this time to the crowd. Kay quickly disappeared from the stands, and made his way to her side as she exited the arena. He quietly whispered in her ear, a message too quiet for most to hear, but the frustrated expression on his face unmistakable. Pulling away, he shook his head. "Dear sister, your inability to not flirt with a cute girl will be the death of you some day." "Oh, hush." Tana winced, gingerly checking her side where an arrow had been not all that long ago. "It was all fun and games, you know that. I'm just lucky they didn't manage to hit me! Especially that one with the lance, he could have been dangerous~" "Mmm, this is more like it. It looks delicious." Cin tucked in, happy, warm, and content, and looking forward to having a full belly soon. "Yours looks quite good as well. I'm glad we stopped here, we got lucky with how good the food is." He focused on cutting up the steak first, before leaving one hand to eat the food, and reaching out with the other one to gently rest it on Siorel's knee. "You look lovely today, by the way. In case I hadn't told you that yet."

"Oh no no, it's only me fighting, I'm afraid~" The silver and pink haired woman chuckled, looking over at the man and shaking her head. "I'm afraid his talents do not lay in fighting, so he will simply watch, isn't that right Kay?" She smiled at him, a teasing air around her as she casually handed the entry gold over to Luia. "As for foolish, I'm afraid he would agree with you, but I have to train somehow and he's no use for that. So I make do with what I can find. If that means I end up on my back, so be it. The tides of the world are shifting around us, surely you've noticed. We must all be doing our best-" "That's enough, Tana. Surely there are more important things for the proprietor of a place like this to be doing than listening to your ramblings. Go fight if you must, but don't come complaining to me if this comes back to bite you, yes?" The gold haired man, Kay, shifted irritably, shooting a look over at the others who were in ear shot. His eyes narrowed slightly, looking at Miria and Mari for a second longer than maybe polite, before turning back to Tana. "I almost hope you get your ass kicked. That would be fun to watch." His irritated facade broke for just a second, a hint of teasing sneaking through, before his expression soured again, looking up at the sky. "Don't take too long either way. We have more to do before night falls." "Ah, that makes sense. Adjusting is probably easier than making something completely new, huh?" Cin knew at least a little bit about sewing from his time spent with his mother, but making clothes entirely was relatively foreign territory. "Maybe you can teach me some at some point? It's not quite the same, but I don't exactly have it easy clothes shopping either. It's part of why I just go with the vest, if I'm being honest. It's easier to find something that fits when I don't need to worry about it fully covering... Plus my magic and just general running warm means I don't want the full coverage even if I find something that fits." He shook his head, laughing a little at his own predicament. He'd been about to say more when he spotted someone over Siorel's shoulder. "Aha, looks like our food is arriving. Good, I was starting to get pretty hungry."

"Alright, I promise the only spoiling will be with affection." He leaned over, giving her a kiss, before pulling back and smiling. "Clothes shopping will still be good though. Even if I don't get to treat you too much, it will be interesting to see how styles change between here and home. I think you would probably like some of the dresses that were popular back there, honestly. Though, I guess you're more for making your own outfits, hmm?" He smiled, before leaning back and basking in the sun. "Mmm, such a lovely day. We'll have to make sure to spend time exploring before the end of the day, ok? I just want to enjoy the peace and beautiful weather and even more beautiful lady I get to be with, yeah?" A tall and slender figure stood outside the arena, hands on her hips as she stared up at it. She was wearing tight black pants and knee high boots, with a lacy white shirt, and had a slim sword strapped to her waist. She brushed the silver hair out of her face before nodding and starting to head into the arena. Before she made it very far, a hand reached out and grabbed her arm, pulling her to the side. "I said, we're not here for this. Come on, we have other things to do." The man who had grabbed her was just barely taller, with a mop of gold hair, pale skin, and a long black cloak obscuring the rest of him. If someone was looking closely, they would be able to see the resemblance between the two and guess that they were related. "I know what you said, and I told you, I'm doing this. We need the gold, and it's perfectly safe. Besides, it will be good for me to get some practice in~ If you're so worried, come watch. You'll see." The woman brushed his hand off her arm and turned, making her way into the arena just as Luia was handing out the winnings to the two most recent challengers. "Ah, hello there. I'm looking to challenge the arena you have here? I hope you have the space~" She smiled, holding out a small pouch of gold for the entrance fee, as the man followed her in, a frustrated look on his face.

"Mmm," Cinaed gave the menu a quick look before handing it back to the waitress. "I'll have a salad with steak and a water please. Oh and the vinaigrette dressing." He smiled at her before turning back to Siorel, reaching out to gently squeeze her hand. "You can talk about whatever whenever you feel like it. I'm not here to push, I just want to enjoy the time we have. And today is a beautiful day, we should enjoy it! Focus on the here and now, right? It won't help either of us to dwell on what was or what is to come. Or, at least that's what I'm trying to remember. I'm more than a little prone to worry if you hadn't noticed." He chuckled, knowing he was downplaying his issues but hoping that she would laugh along.

Cin sighed slightly, shaking his head. "That's not what I meant and you know it. I just want to make sure you don't feel like you need to do that." Siorel quickly decided on eggs, before moving on to more thoughtful comments. "I've never really known much besides a city, honestly. You don't need to apologize though, I would rather hear about things like this, you know? I'm glad that you have us this time around, but it's ok to have feelings and share them. It's good to have you here, for the record." He smiled at her and reached out and gave her shoulder a gently squeeze. "I know I'm happy to have you as a part of the Tigers."

"H-hey, you were the one who suggested something quick. I'm just listening to you!" He grumbled quietly as he sat down, freed for the moment from her tail. She was still clinging to his arm though, making it difficult to do much of anything. "Siorel, you know I'm not going anywhere, right? You don't have to cling on to me every second. It'll make it pretty hard to eat for one thing..." He awkwardly perused the menu, hoping that she wouldn't take it too badly. "I mean, it's not that I don't like having you close, I just do occasionally need my arms, heh." He laughed, hoping she would take the words as they were meant to be, a light joke. "Mmm, I think I'll go with the steak salad. A little bit of protein before the arena can't hurt, right?"

Siorel immediately clung onto his arm, flustering Cinaed more than a little. It seemed like any chance she had, she would find a way to be touching him as much as possible. A theory that quickly gained support when, as she was talking about where to eat, her tail started to wrap around his. He could feel his face burning as he tried his best to pull his tail out, not quite willing to have that right now. "Y-you're going to make me trip if you do that. Come on. Can't walk right if we're all tangled up... Uhm. As for food, fish sounds good. If I'm going to fight in the arena, I don't want anything too heavy either. S-so..." He quickly looked around before spotting a small cafe. "We could try there. See if they have something quick and easy. Like you were suggesting earlier..." How is she so good at throwing me completely off kilter like this? It's not fair...

"Mmm..." Bladen gave her arm a gentle squeeze, walking in the direction she indicated. "I know. But can you blame me for wanting to spoil you a little? I like you. I love you. I want to make you happy." He smiled at her, trying to mask the worry eating at his belly. "Maybe there will be something for me, maybe not. I'm pretty content with my current set up honestly. But really, I'm happy to just spend time with you. That's enough for me right now at least." "A-ah..." Astraea looked between the other two women, shyly stepping back. "I am... afraid that I have no money. So, I can simply spend time with thee, rather than have any of these services. I should have thought of this before now, I apologize to you both." She looked down, embarrassed. She knew so little of these people, but still she should have realized before this moment that this would be an issue.

"Mmm, I should probably get some shirts, or vests. Just in case I need to be a little more presentable than normal." He started following after her, giving her hand a gentle squeeze as he did. Her enthusiasm was good to see, and he could feel his own increasing in response. "Though, maybe if you ask nicely, I could forgo the vest normally... Just for you." His cheeks were quickly warming up at her comments, embarrassed by the idea of how much she liked him without a shirt on, but he also didn't want to tell her no. For sure need to buy some shirts though... Just for having them in case. "Food sounds really good but if we're doing the arena, we should do that before clothes shopping. I'm not about to get brand new clothes and then go ruin them fighting ten minutes later. So food, arena, and then shopping. How does that sound?"

"Hey, like I said, it's up to you." Cin wrinkled his nose in an exaggerated movement, smiling down at her. "And if what you want is clothes shopping and time together, then that's what it will be. I do need some new clothes honestly." He looked down at his vest and pants with a slightly critical frown. "My pants are pretty old at this point, I can only repair them so many times. And my vest, well. It got toasted. So I'll have to join you in that. Maybe you can pick something out for me. Get me looking a little nicer than my traveling clothes managed." Tio had explained everything, where they were staying, what to expect with their time in the city, so as far as Cin was concerned, it was time to go. Hopping down from the wagon, he held a hand out to Siorel. "Shall we? I wouldn't mind a stop at the weapons store either. I gave one pair of gauntlets to Ullr, so getting something else might be a good idea. Oh, and maybe they'll have an arena... That might be nice. Get some practice in without fighting for our lives." And it would give me a chance to practice my magic without having it be life or death. That might help with the control aspect... He tried not to stew on that thought for too long though. No matter what the city held for them, he would get to spend it with Siorel, and that was enough.

Cinaed stared at the approaching city, wondering what was in store for them when they entered. Their previous stops had both ended up poorly, and Cinaed couldn't help but worry that this one might end up the same way. But even as he started to go down that mental path, he shook his head. Nope. Remember, control your emotions. Don't let fear control you. He popped a small flame into existence, quickly running through the patterns he used to calm himself down, before dismissing it again. His talk with the Evokers had been hard at first, but he couldn't argue with the end results. He had a long way to go, needing to work on keeping his emotions in check and remembering that he controlled his magic, not the other way around, but it was a start. He looked down at the woman at his side, a smile on his face as he thanked his lucky stars that she had come into his life. Siorel had been right beside him through this, supporting and encouraging him through his fear, and he knew that she would continue to be there if he asked. She deserves a nice day today, and I'm going to make sure she gets it. Reaching down, he wrapped her hand in his and gave it a gentle squeeze. "I hope you're ready for the city. I'm taking you out on a date. Lunch, shopping, whatever you want. And it's my treat so don't worry about any of that." His pockets were heavier than they'd ever been before he had joined the Tigers and he was going to make sure today was special.

Everything that had been going on between him and Siorel was forgotten as everything suddenly began to happen all at once. Gean almost fainted at the news that apparently it was one of Lufiria's princesses involved in all of this and all of a sudden Cin flashed back to their moonlight talk. The fear she had when talking about her past coming back to haunt her, that she would be the reason her friends would get hurt. And then there was pressure, first from Aly, then from Sari. Both pushing her to reveal her past to the entire group, including three strangers. Cin frowned, frustrated, almost angry, and spoke up, a slight tinge of his emotions in his voice. "Look at her. She's clearly not ok. Her past is her past, she should share it when she's ready. Pushing her now isn't going to help anything. Let her have her rest. If she wants to share with everyone later, she can, but now in front of everyone and three people she doesn't even know hardly feels like the time."

Bladen smiled, his cheeks a slight pink, but he didn't try and pull away. Instead, he gave her hand a gentle squeeze before looking out at the city. "Hmm, well, I... Am afraid that I don't know this city very well. Or, well, at all. But I thought we could go shopping maybe, I could buy you something nice? Or if there's something that you wanted to do here, we could do that too. All I know is that I want to make you happy." He leaned over and kissed her cheek, before starting to walk down the road towards the rest of the city, still hand in hand with Asami. I just want to give her the best day I can. Cherish the moments we have together. It's all we can do. "Ah, a... spa? I am unfamiliar with what this is, but if thou would enjoy it, then this is acceptable to me. But if you would rather visit this... Greg's? Then we can do that instead." Even as she suggested that though, Lavinia joined them, expressing interest in joining them for the spa. The offer to not join if she would be in the way horrified Astraea, and she quickly moved to reassure the vampire. "No, no, please. I would be most pleased if thou would join us. I am not one who should be stopping others from doing things, I am simply hoping to become friends with more of the group. So, if thou are interested in joining us at this spa, it would be wonderful for me. I am, though, assuming that Jade has no issue either. But, surely thou does not have any problem? Right?"

A Pegasus... So Lufiria's involved then. Will this lead to another Collapse? Is my mom's family involved in this? Though I suppose they wouldn't be Clouded, but with dragons it can be hard to tell. Maybe what they were calling Clouded were just dragons. Sari said my family had a bad reputation. Are they trying to sabotage Lufiria in this maybe? Ugh there's just so much I don't know... Cin's spiral of thoughts were interrupted by an exclamation of pain from Siorel, quickly pulling him back to the present. "Siorel are you ok??" He looked down at the lizard, expecting to see her having cut herself or maybe burned herself, but was instead presented with a much more... Interesting view. He instantly felt his cheeks grow warm, but he couldn't look away in case she needed help. "A-ah, Siorel, uhm. Are. Do you need, uhm, help?"

"Coward, huh? Maybe when it comes to you, yes. You're dangerous, Siorel, and I'm all too aware of how easily I lose to you. You've proven that several times in the less than a day we've known each other." He shook his head, giving her a gentle squeeze before turning his attention back to the group as a whole. It seemed like the Evokers had arrived finally, as Sixteen continued pestering their host. He sighed quietly, shaking his head. They were going to need to do something about her, hopefully sooner rather than later. He did also notice Gean gently trailing her hand over Renais's shoulder and he raised his eyebrow slightly with a grin. It could mean nothing, but given how happily she had released him from his confusion earlier this morning, perhaps there was something more there than it had seemed. That could be good for the two of them. But for now, it wasn't his business. Maybe he would talk to Gean about it later, but there were more important things to focus on for now. Hopefully the Evokers would explain more about the dangers they would be facing here soon.

"Hmm... You're cute when you squeak like that." Cin wrapped his arms around Siorel, enjoying the sensation of her against his chest, even as he listened in on the conversation at large, doing his best to split his attention between the two. "If you really want me to stop, all you need to do..." So clouded stole this artifact, that tracks with what was getting yelled last night, and to involve the whole military... "Ah, all you'll need to do is ask. I would never do something you didn't want me to do." The joking threat would normally have worried him quite a bit, he knew how forward she could be and didn't want to see what she could come up with if pushed, but he barely even heard it, having fallen back into worry as he thought through their predicament more. "I'm with Alvira, especially her second point. As many as we can talk down from fighting, the better. Bloodshed will just make things worse." Hopefully Sari can get in contact with this Celine. Get us safe passage perhaps, or at least give us something that could slow someone down long enough for us to talk them down... Things are getting complicated. But we have a job to do. So I need to be ready for the worst... He dropped one hand down and away from Siorel, back behind himself, almost as if he'd just needed to stretch his arm for a second. While it was back there, he quickly pulled up a flame, starting to run it through his normal exercises. He managed to get further than the previous night, but before long he could feel the flame change, start to coat his hand in what he knew without looking were fiery scales. He quickly dismissed the spell with a frown, bringing his hand back up around Siorel. I have to figure this out. And soon.

"Ah, heh, even Tio would be hard to take by surprise I think..." I really need to apologize to her... "But I agree, it is hard to imagine anything bad happening to them. And any threat that's big enough to take them out, well, we would be useless against anyways. So. Mmm..." He sighed, shaking his head. He would be especially useless given the current state of his magic. But the people he needed to talk to about that were the exact people that weren't there. Just wait until tonight. Everything can wait until then... Like magic, as soon as his mood started to dip back down, Siorel was back at it, trying once again to feed him. He grumbled quietly, feeling like a child a little before an idea occurred to him, causing a slight smirk to sneak out onto his face. He allowed her to pop the food into his mouth, but as she leaned in to feed him, he quickly wrapped his arms around her, pulling her into his lap. "There we go. Now you have better access. And I can maybe even return the favor, hmm?" Picking up a strawberry, he dangled it in front of her. "Come on now, open up!"

"Wh, I-mmph?" The second Cin turned to Siorel, mouth opening to respond to her proddings, he found a forkful of ham quickly taking advantage of the opening. "Imph canff..." Muffled protests over being fed were given up on soon after they started, as he pulled his mouth free of the fork, chewing the ham before swallowing with a minor grumble. "I can feed myself you know..." He shook his head, sighing quietly before wrapping an arm around Siorel and pulling her closer for a second, before returning to the food. "Thank you. I wonder what's keeping the Evokers? Renais probably found them since she disappeared, so maybe she had something to talk about, not just finding them to bring them here. Mmm..." He popped another bit of ham into his mouth as he considered. I wonder if she's finally talking to them about her magic...