The way that Tae'loren had said Elariel's name made it difficult for her to concentrate. His voice, apparently, held as much power and grace as the rest of him. His smile was particularly intoxicating as well; it was something Elariel wanted to see again soon. Luckily, she was determined to talk to him and was able to push past her distraction even with his gaze upon her.<br/><br/>"You asked for information about my colleagues Tae'loren, but not of me! I am wounded, truly," Elariel said with mock dismay, the back of her hand resting against her forehead dramatically. The pretense was enough to break the intensity of his attention a little. She leant back against the wall and looked at him.<br/><br/>"The conversation between myself and my colleagues earlier is unusual. They have been particularly... protective of me of late. We lost our only other female member just over a week ago." Elariel broke eye contact with Tae'loren then, knowing that the loss of Katrin would shine in her eyes. "And they are frustrated at our lack of progress. I am the only one who has gotten so far; they are having trouble dealing with that. Regardless of all of that we operate on majority rules. We don't need to convince all of them of the value of an alliance, just the ones who count."<br/><br/>Elariel got to her feet and opened the shutters, enjoying how the warm sunlight tickled her skin.<br/><br/>"I can not promise that they will agree, and I can't promise that they will be willing to share so much information with you. Especially after you refused to give even your name," Elariel said the last part with an amused half smile. "What I can promise you is that I will try my hardest to talk to them. They do listen to me."<br/><br/>Elariel's throat felt dry. She wasn't sure if it was from the meditation or her anticipation of the diplomacy to come. She turned around and made her way to her pack, retrieving her water skin once more. After a deep gulp of the refreshing liquid within she sunk to the ground just in front of the hunter and offered him some.<br/><br/>"I have no intention of letting them kill you," She informed him with a confident smile.<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>