Altima nodded to her, those were all very valid concerns; Lassadar was certainly a dervish of brutality and aggressive expansion.  But she thought they could hold him off for a short amount of time in Elizier but to be honest Elizer wasn't ready for them, who expected their own brother to attack them afterall?  "those are all valid concerns." She said in agreement.  "Hell I could burn down the forest on my own which would make the point but why would I want to? I like it here, the scenery is beautiful, as is the city itself." She said. "So different compared to Alusair." Ally smiled. "it's always dry there except in the city itself where we live atop an enormous aquifer that supplies the entire mountain/hillside city with water." she said, leaning on the rail some after the handshake and smiled at Arioch in a friendly way.<br/><br/>"The king should amplify the defenses and get more men into the military but he also needs to think about ways to evacuate the city if things go like they did in Elizier." Altima said in a kind of sad seriousness.  "And you probably have the correct idea Arioch, but elves are, no offense, stupidly stubborn about some things I notice." She grinned faintly.   Since they were sharing and being nice, and since it'd already come up. She thought she'd tell Arioch another little secret too.<br/><br/>"I'm actually a princess from Alusair, far to the south. The others only know I"m from there but they don't' know that I'm one of the royal family. I'm the 'contingency' which is why they let me become a knight; that and It's the life I'd rather have. I'm no good for a ruler, I prefer to act instead of hiding behind a military." she chuckled some. "But they still call me the 'Steel princess' there. So don't be alarmed if I suddenly vanishfor a day or so when we go there, My elder sister probably wants me to go through with this makeover idea she's had for a couple years now." She warned her new friend in a laugh.  "Can you imagine? A knight in a heavy brocade gown and all that?" Altima joked, trying to elicit a chuckle or something from Arioch.