Jera's ears perked immediately as the smaller demon waved back, returning his greeting with a surprising amount of energy.  It was nice, very much not what he'd imagined from a demon, and he smiled at the stranger, crooked and bright.<br/><br/>Tamlin was not in the mood to meet anyone else, and he didn't want to talk to his fiancee-- it was bold of him to assume Ranuk would even want to speak to him either, or that the demon could speak elvish.  Either way, this was a potential disaster in the making.<br/><br/>The elves both slowly rose from their seats on the gnarled roots of the apple tree, but before Tam could try to persuade Jera to leave, the other elf was already walking towards Ranuk and Ursalo.  Irritation flared in the prince's chest, his patience thin and tired, but there was nothing to do now except keep the servant from running his mouth and causing an incident just because he didn't know better.<br/><br/>Jera stepped into the sunlight proper, which bounced off his curly hair and made the rich copper strands glow like flames; not many elves had red hair, let alone so vibrant.  He was much paler than his lord, silver freckles spattered on his nose and cheeks.<br/><br/>"We didn't mean to disturb you," he began, the offending apple still in his hand.  "Just having a rest, and a snack, I suppose."  The smile turned into a grin, a bit embarrassed, but there was no trace of fear in the elf's brilliant orange-red eyes as he looked between the two demons.  Mostly just unabashed curiosity.<br/><br/>While Jera blabbered, Tamlin approached more reluctantly, eyeing Ranuk and the other with caution.  He remembered the attitude in the Council chamber, was not likely to forget any time soon.  The prince stopped beside his friend, and placed a hand on Jera's shoulder, a sign for him to stop talking.<br/><br/>"I am sorry for any intrusion.  And I apologize for him, he's just..."  Tam wanted to call the redhead an idiot, but that wasn't fair.  Jera didn't know who he was talking to.  "He's excited to meet new people."<br/><br/>"I've never met demons before," Jera continued; he thought he understood Tamlin's discomfort, this was a difficult time, but he didn't fully grasp the whole situation.  The prince hadn't wanted to talk about what had happened in the meeting with the demon queen, and Jera hadn't pushed.  So instead, he held out his hand towards Ursalo and Ranuk, so completely out of line but so utterly friendly about it, as if things were totally normal.