Before Tal showed up to tell them to calm down, Mesaraih waved a hand in a circle around Ester's figure. "All of this," he said, "is just a big, fat overreaction to what was meant as nothing more than simple questions. I wasn't even claiming we could save those kids myself, but I'd like to consider it for a bit longer before I decide to just leave them there. But I see that trying to understand why you're so hateful isn't going to get me anywhere."<br/><br/>Mesaraih looked up at the Qunari when he intervened, then pulled his dagger out of the tree as he passed by it. "Tell her. I'm calm," he said, throwing the knife in the air by the blade before catching it with the handle and then putting it away.<br/><br/>Valehna caught up to them shortly afterwards, the vestiges of a smile playing on her lips. She knew it was a bit concerning that two out of four in their group seemed like they wanted to kill each other every five minutes, but she was starting to get used to their empty bluster. She didn't truly believe either one would harm the other.<br/><br/>"I don't know, maybe we can help the children," she said. "It looks like we've managed to keep these two alive for a good while already.<br/><br/>Mesaraih pointed the dagger he still had towards Valehna, though he smiled a bit as he did so. "Shut it," he said softly, but with more good humor than he had addressed Ester with.