"She's right, you know," Mesaraih said seriously, taking the teasing in stride. "If you guys want to hold back and let me do all the heavy lifting, it'd really speed up the process of becoming a legend before the age of thirty. All I really need your help with is spreading the word." He returned Ester's stormy look with a bright smile.<br/><br/>"Chin up Ester, it's gonna be okay. Don't let a silly demon get in your head." He felt the cool mist of Ester's magic crawl around his wound once more, and chanced a small, thankful nod her way before turning to Tal, chuckling to himself.<br/><br/>He began to laugh a bit at Tal's comments. "Ah, that is a question I cannot answer for you. Guess you just have to get lucky! Or maybe you have to really,<span style="font-style: italic">really </span>desire something. As for the horns, there's nothing wrong with them, it's just nice to know they're there beforehand, you know? At least you're not surprising anyone with those," he said, pointing to Tal's head. "Just imagine. The most beautiful Qunari you've ever seen in your life is sitting there, on your lap, ready to give herself to you. Then, bam! She shrinks into this puny, different colored human of sorts and all the broad musculature, those perfect horns, they're just gone! It kind of kills the mood when you hide your real self and then reveal it right before the deed."<br/><br/>He looked back at Ester when she commented on his being seduced, slightly amused but also feeling a little more stung by that comment. "Is that," he began testily, "jealousy I sense in your voice?" he asked.<br/><br/><span style="color: #00FF00">Valehna was plenty amused at everyone's exchange in front of her, but she couldn't shake the feeling that there was something disingenuous going on. It was difficult to place why, exactly. Ester and Mesaraih arguing was nothing new, but the looks they gave each other were somewhat different than before. And Ester's face from earlier was still throwing him off. She quickly forgot about it, however, as the end of the bridge drew near, and the thaig proper came into more proper view.</span>