Aria did find her way to the bathroom, and not only cleaned herself but her clothes as well. Now that she suddenly felt full of power, she used her magic to dry herself and her clothing quickly and dressed before making her way through the tree in search of Scholar. She assumed he would be her best option for answers at this point. She hoped to learn how she might be able to repay Scholar for his help with her wings, and Phoenix for his feathers. Her offer to travel with Phoenix to help hide him using her magic made up for the safe place payment Phoenix paid, although that had not been her intention originally. Now there were only a few more things to cover and to find out what the next step was.<br/><br/>~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~<br/><br/>"You do not want to go there. Trust us on that. They are going to take one look at you and pounce as skittish as they are now," Marcus spoke up. TamLin nodded.<br/><br/>"I'll tell you what. Let's make a bargain. We will find you a place to stay for the evening, food to put in your bellie, and teach you how to cover yourself some. Marcus here knows plenty of ways to have disguises. We also have spies in the city. You can use them to look for your person. In return, you don't go into the city and you don't tell people about seeing me."<br/><br/>Marcus held up his arms, showing the burnt forearms. "If you think I am showing her anything, you are insane woman." He replied. TamLin shot a glare at him and Marcus a noise in the back of his throat rather like a snort. "Do what you will then. Offer your assistance if it makes you happy, Tam. But no one has heard of a bleeding heart bandit because they die in the trade." With that statement he started to walk away. He disappeared from sight of the two, but TamLin when he was still close by keeping an eye on her.<br/><br/>TamLin turned her attention back to the lady. "If you are traveling alone, or haven't traveled much, we can help you." Something about the lady made TamLin want to offer to help. Yes, the lighter elf was a bleeding heart. This lady's possible situation only made it harder to not help. TamLin herself had been alone in the world searching for someone once. She wished someone kind had reached out to her then.