Essa watched as the well built human male hesitantly put his blade away, she could almost picture each of his thoughts as he waivered between keeping the weapon out and putting it away. But once he finally put the blade away, she twirled the arrow still in her hand and slide it back into the quiver, her ancient but well maintained bow getting clipped to the harness on her back as well.<br/><br/>Crouching down in front of the tired young human girl, she glanced once more at the human male and gave a slight nod before turning her attention back to the young girl.<span style="color: purple">"We can talk more after you have rested, but before you do, you did very well in crafting your bow in such a manner, the spirits of the land will reward you by keeping your bow true."</span><br/><br/>Letting the young girl have a moment to digest what she said, she slowly and carefully reached into one of the many pockets of her under-duster and pulled out some packages of trail rations. While not the tastiest of meals, they were filling and would hold the others over until real supplies could be gotten. Holding out one of the rations to Verita, whispering in her soft melodical voice.<span style="color: purple">"Here, eat something before you rest, it will help you recover faster. Sleeping on an empty belly is never comfortable or enjoyable,"</span>her tone knowing as she stated the last part.<br/><br/>Once she was sure Verita would take the ration, she shifted and passed the rest of them to the others, making sure everyone had something to eat. Once that was done, she shifted her position to where she could see the others, but keep her eyes away from the fire. An eyebrow raised slightly as Donchen seemingly suddenly awoke and looked around confused. His lack of reaction to the sight of an elf made her a bit curious, but such details would come in time.<br/><br/><span style="color: purple">"Thank you little one for granting my request. I know the names of the two Ramen, but I have not introduced myself. Essaerae Srinshee, Elder Loreseeker of the Smythonya at your service."</span>She gave a little bow of her head from her squating resting position, giving the others time to dig into the food she offered and/or introduce themselves.<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>