So he<span style="font-style: italic">was</span>an assassin. Thankfully, she had never been a target of one - but she knew enough about them to know that most of them were absolutely ruthless when it came to getting the job done.<br/><br/>Ãsta rolled her eyes and crossed her arms once more at his blatant lie. "<span style="font-weight: bold">Ãsta</span>. Emphasis on the first syllable. And please, I saw you talking to her. You stabbed a tree and she took the knife." Her voice took on a tone of pleading. "I only want to speak to her. Do I look like someone who would harm an innocent?"<br/><br/>Deep down, she was fairly certain that neither begging nor threatening him would get anything done. But maybe she could assist him. Letting out a puff of air, she shook her head in a resigned manner. "Look. We both want to find someone. And we're both at a loss of how to do so. What do you say we help each other? Ragnar can scout an area faster than you could ever hope to do, and would make it a lot easier for you to pinpoint your target. Afterwards, you help me find the red-head. What do you say?" she said, extending a gloved hand to the stranger, her crystal blue eyes gazing directly into his.