Elariel frowned a little at Tae'loren's plans. She nodded, knowing that he had things he would need to attend to. Elariel also had no doubt that Tae'loren was capable of taking care of himself. She rested her head against his shoulder as he embraced her, unable to believe that they had only just met. It felt like she had known him an eternity.<br/><br/>"Be safe," Elariel said, voice soft, as she pressed a lingering kiss against his lips. She reached into her bag for her well-worn travel cloak and put it on before pulling the hood up. "I will be back by nightfall." With a final kiss, Elariel tore herself away from her Night Elf lover and left the inn, already running over everything she needed to get done that day.<br/><br/>~*~<br/><br/>By the time Elariel returned to the inn the sun was setting beyond the horizon. The pink and mauve hues of dusk were casting yawning shadows over the bustling city of Dalaran, and the Blood Elf held a cloth-wrapped parcel in her arms. She managed to purchase everything she needed. She had almost forgotten how wonderfully convenient it was to reside in a city.<br/><br/>Most of Elariel's day had been spent indoors. She managed to visit two old colleagues who are members  of the Kirin Tor. They had been curious about her findings near the Black Temple, but she had been evasive in her answers. She knew it was a mixture of academic curiosity and genuine interest that had them asking, as her research there was what had stopped her from joining the ranks fo the Kirin Tor herself, but she didn't want to trust anyone with what she had found and the situation she now found herself in. Instead, Elariel had explained that she would share her findings as soon as they were finalised, and that she required some more information to validate her theories before spreading them around. Sharing knowledge was one thing, but spreading misinformation was a grave sin. The books and scrolls they had allowed her to access had given her some of the answers she had been searching for, but she knew she would need to venture out again on the morrow to follow up on her remaining research needs.<br/><br/>Elariel walked through the crowded inn, feeling tired and frazzled after the unusual day. She trudged up the stairs and down the corridor, reaching into one of her many pockets and drawing one of the two keys that she and Tae'loren had been given. At the thought of the Night Elf, Elariel's lips quirked into a smile. It had been a while since she'd had someone to look forward to returning to, and as she opened the door she hoped Tae'loren would be in; back and safe.<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>