Lilith's head shook 'no' slowly. She closed her mouth but did not lower her hand.<br/>"I...apologize..." The phrase felt odd in her mouth. Was she not accustomed to saying that, to saying sorry?<br/>"It was a thought I had. It...startled me. I am not completely in my best state at the moment."<br/>It was probably a bad idea to tell a stranger she felt rather vulnerable, but she wouldn't have felt it was easy to do if she didn't have some kind of defense against...well what? What was this stranger? She knew he was taller than other humans.<br/>Taller than...the ones I've killed? she wondered.<br/>"Please. Sit again. This is a very secluded and safe spot." Lilith turned her head back to the sea, and put both of her hands gently into her lap, over the dark folds of her silky dress.<br/>"If I could, I would build a house here. Despite the fact the island would take it away every month once the faire is over. I wish...I wish I could live here, at the faire. At least at this little spot. So quiet..."<br/>She was getting pensive, bland again. Foggy.<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>