To hear Théadan agree she needed new shoes made her grin only widen. She wasn’t surprised to hear him be so considerate, he always was, but it still tugged at her affections for him in a way that had her nodding and starting to lean in for another kiss, but the mention of finding her a horse piqued her attention. Eyebrows rose up at first, only for her to understand why he wanted her to get a horse. It was a smart decision, but one she instantly loved. Wyndagar would have a break and perhaps a companion whose company he would enjoy, and she would have the pleasure of riding by herself again, with a horse to call her own. “I’d love to look for a horse to take with us,” she admitted and knowing that with Théadan having mentioned it, Navia would be sure to find one that would work well with them all.<br/><br/>It was the question Théadan brought up next that lessened the exuberance in her features. With them docking in Khlurios and leaving the ship, it would be up to her to lead them to Mandira, a feat she had never accomplished on her own before. She’d always had people with her or drivers while she rode in carriage. But Théadan mentioned Sura’s Necklace and Navia gasped, having almost forgot about where she’d stashed it. She leaned against his leg as she dug between the mattress and wooden bed frame, then straightened again when she withdrew the necklace gently bundled in a small towel. “The Taluja family’s home is probably about half a day’s ride inland from here, especially if we had our own horses,” Navia undid the first few buttons of her dress, then went to unwrap the necklace, “I’d like to return it to them before we go too far south.”<br/><br/>Navia brushed a couple fingertips over the jewels of the sacred necklace to admire its beauty after she had kept it tucked away for a few weeks, then looked back up at Théadan. “The Talujas would welcome us to stay with them,” she explained as she brought the necklace up to clasp around her neck. A frown crossed her lips however, and as she buttoned the neck of her dress back up to conceal the necklace, Navia sighed softly, “If their home is still standing after Rhodon visited…” She hoped it was, that her friend and her family were fine, but there was only one way Navia would find out. Wanting such thoughts cleared from her mind when they were about to have much to celebrate, Navia rose to a stand to gather the last of their belongings, the books.<br/><br/>“Once we return Sura’s Necklace to its keepers, we could go visit the spa and beach my mother took me to when I was a child, if you’d like,” Navia suggested, tucking books into the emptier of her two bags and forcing it to become the heavier. “I think it would probably be around a day’s ride southwest from the Talujas’ home, so it wouldn’t be hard for us to reach it…” As long as she could find it, it wouldn’t be too bad. Navia pursed her lips together briefly once the books were all packed up before she pulled one of the bag’s straps over her shoulder and went to hold the other in her free hand so she would be ready whenever he was to go load up Wyndagar. “Maybe…maybe we should find a map to take us,” she chuckled nervously, the full responsibility of leading them to Mandira and anywhere else they decided to go finally sinking in. Deciding to make an event out of it all, Navia smiled brightly at Théadan while taking a few steps toward their door, “We can visit the markets in Balaja, find shoes and maybe some new clothes, perhaps a horse, and a map. Then we’ll be ready for more traveling. Let's go put these down by Wyn and go up to watch them dock the ship. How does that sound?”