<span style="color: #00FF00">"A bit," Valehna conceded. "Nothing to do with you pesonally, I just don't have a lot of good experiences with people outside of my clan. Humans especially, I suppose, but no one is particularly warm or receptive to elves. They treat city elves with distaste and Dalish with fear. For good reason, I suppose. But they never leave us alone."<br/><br/>Her ears picked up a strange flowing sound in the distance. It could have been the lake's water, but it sounded far too viscous for that. Ignoring it for the moment, she continued. "Glad someone agrees with me about these caves, though. Downright creepy, too."</span><br/><br/>Mesaraih smiled as Ester took a bite of the carrot. "It's okay, I don't have a problem with stealing either," he said, chuckling.<br/><br/>Mesaraih raised an eyebrow at Ester's request. "My dagger? Are you sure you're going to heal me?" he asked. He took out the new dagger he had found and handed it to her. If she was going to use it for healing, may as well give her the cleanest one out of all the ones he had. He crossed his arms, found it to be too painful for his chest, and put them at his side again. He leaned back against the table and looked at Ester expectantly. "Work your magic, I guess," he finally said, both a bit curious and apprehensive.