Empathic huh? Halieu thought then maybe Ren had some idea what it was like to feel other people's thoughts and desires being forced on you. Unless of course, he had better restraint for the ability. Halieu looked back up to see the girl Myra glaring and scowling at him. Well that was an awfully pleasant reaction. And he'd been working extra hard trying to stay out of her mind (after the incident of plunging into Ren's mind) too. Still though, her reaction made him curious... No. He pulled himself back as he felt himself beginning to press into her inner thoughts.<br/><br/>For that matter, Ren's comment on him "probing" his mind... Well it was true, but completely unintentional. He'd certainly been pressing the entire time, but it was instinctive... And he had had one successful attempt. Those memories though... They weren't his and they were none of his business. Whenever Halieu ended up with someone else's memories in his head, he did his best to forget about them. He always worried he might start to confuse them with his own memories.<br/><br/>Halieu frowned at Ren's request. Clearly the boy (and apparently everyone but himself) wanted to know what was going on. It was three against one, so Halieu gave a submissive sigh. "Fine," he said quietly. His gray (nearly white) eyes stared at the barkeep. Often times when he was focused on reading just one person's thoughts, he stared at them without realizing it. It wasn't necessary, but he did it anyway.<br/><br/>It only took about a minute to find what he was looking for, and as soon as he had, he pulled out of the man's thoughts. Halieu gave a sigh, collecting his, or rather the barkeep's, thoughts. "Apparently," he started, "There's a rumor flooding all over town that some farmer a couple miles from the city saw an army of goblins heading straight for here. They supposedly showed up last night and stopped to camp. Now the citizens are worried they'll show up here sometime today." Halieu swiped a long strand of white hair out of his face and worked to hold back a sigh. He knew he didn't want to know. Now he was going to be worrying about it all day.<br/><br/>He turned his head, directing his statement to Rian in particular. "Happy?"<br/><br/>Rian's eyebrows were arched high over his yellow eyes. "Not in particular, no." He knew by now that Halieu didn't lie... when he chose to say something in the first place.