Rosa
*Ehakli turned her head to the side to give a quiet "You too" To Melody upon the offering made that the tholian herself hesitated to state, listening in peace to this being's ambitions through Mentia to Salvainia, idly lifting her foot from the water in her sitting to try to block the boom from her eye with her big toe, before Melody's last comment gave her pause, lowering her leg and looking back to her in an expression of mock offense.* "Are you saying I do not appear the troublesome sort, Miss Vander?" *She scoffed with a light chuckle, looking back to the moon.* "I must truly *Have* Lost my form over the years." *The eternal playfulness in the tholian's heart thought to try to do something spooky with the skeletons, but such a display would only be childish and unnecessarily unnerving. 'In all things, timing.' she privately reminded herself.*

"I haven't considered much on the laws and matters politic in the Mentias since the coronation of Emperor Bianiafai outside of what is demanded of business there. Salvainia though, my, ever since this land fell from the Silnarian Empire ages ago, their more unmanaged brand of freedom has certainly garnered a reputation for concerningly powerful that work underhandedly. Some consider their criminal elements to be instrumental to Salvainia becoming so strong in the theater of trade. Hm. I wonder, Miss Vander; is it morality that drives you to law? If you uncovered a plot in Salvainia, and the nation's strength in trade suffers for it, where do your philosophies lay upon such a thing?"
Rufus
"Miss, I would never assume you as such at first glance if I can help it."*Melody would say back, noticing a quirkiness in the woman hoping to come off as such. She didn't think someone would go out of their way in it unless trying to come off as threatening, but if intimidation was how to prefer things then she couldn't really argue with it. Some people simply had their preference when it mattered towards how they came off to other people. She never took elves as the threatening sort outside of their wide range of magic and political power. Though violence wasn't typically paired with them. They seemed so, high-class for it. At least to involve themselves in direct combat anyways, but she couldn't deny not having seen some elves participating in battle, it was simply an odd sight for her.*

"Morality does drive me in making a place better than it was."*She'd say to her, hearing of the potential that some countries could simply run on their criminality.*"I'd like to make it feel like a much safer place than most are these days, though I can only do so much with the entire balance of a country fighting me to keep its criminal background."*She'd place her hands down on the ground behind her as she'd lean back to look at the moon high above in the sky.*"People seem to believe that it's just naivety driving the want to make the world anything better than what it is, but even you seem to question why my first assumption wasn't you being a potential criminal."*She'd let out her own exhale of air as if it being a more saddened chuckle.*"I'd hope it wouldn't come down to it."*Melody would say eventually, not quite answering the woman's question in her not being quite sure herself. There was no telling where her job would end up leading her. Though if there was some plot she was meant to uncover than she supposed there was no stopping her with going through with such. A plot merely stems from something else that leads her to it rather than her own investigations. If said plot was threatening enough to require her line of work, then there was no stopping the outcome of it. It would simply be her job to uphold the law.*
Rosa
*Ehakli did a sort of double take when Melody first responded, giving a queer glance from her shoulder, the tholian found herself at a loss of words as her jest not only failed to land, but seemed to push this fae creature into their ideals. As she continued on to answer her second question, Ehakli seemed to just stare at this creature as philosophy waxed into the melancholy.* "Oh, you're being serious. You're... A touch different than most faelike I've met." *A mild puff of mirth.* "More assumptions on my part it seems, hm?" *Her tone seemed more mocking of herself than anything there.*

*A twist of her lips, she thought a moment before saying more.* "Well, people are often fools who wouldn't know what a better world would be if it was cooked and served to them under their noses. I'd sooner accept a misguided perception of naivety than a bitter willful ignorance, for what it's worth." *She looked around the area they took rest in.* "Nations rise and fall like tides, and in both eb and flow carry a storm within them where laws and expectations change in every beat. My own family is attached to an old recognition of this, and make their work on preserving the stories that offer anchor in morals meant to withstand these tides as it washes back and forth around them. To make effort in preserving a moral ideal in a world that does not see it, well, of course many would wave such an effort off as naivety, but I believe that is what makes it noble."
Rufus
"Well we're not all the same."*Melody would say in a matter-of-fact tone, tilting her head back to eye the woman. It was often Melody was given a tone of doubt when it came to putting in effort to helping the world, but it was nice to see not everyone had given up on it. At least so it seemed with Ehakli. She wasn't quite sure where this Elf's morals lied, but she seemed to carry her own sort of wisdom.

She'd offer a smile towards her, a silent showing of agreement to Ehakli's words.*"At the end of the day, I'd like to be able to say that I at least tried. I know there's only so much people can do at times, but that's why I wanted to get into law enforcement. To try to help where I could and... I came to Salvania... To bring what help I can here. It may take a while to get used to the customs, but I'm willing to learn at least."

*She'd glance away from Ehakli, scooting up to the water just close enough so that her feet could soak in it for a while.*"You said you're heading away from Salvania earlier? How come?"*She'd ask out of her own curiosity.*"Are you going home or... Leaving it behind...?"*She felt it was one or the other, unless Ehakli was a traveler of sorts that went from nation to nation. To her, the woman seemed more like a warrior, though as far as her loyalties, she wasn't sure. Perhaps to her family as she had mentioned them.*