Johan snorts. "You can hear what you like and it won't matter a bit." He says, having not quite put things that way. "And I don't think that'd save you from Rylee even if you had a signed document attesting to my nonexistent lifelong urge to pad out your tail. She'd be pissed at both of us, and by punishing you she'd get both of us, so-" Johan shrugs, not concerned about that worry.  Letting the tail coil around his legs, he leans in just a bit to the lick. "I'm glad you approve," he drawls, draping one arm around Sasara's shoulders, "But I'm going to say no to my shaving. Besides, Naji likes it," he says, decorously not adding the word 'rough' to that last sentence. "Besides, just look at it as extra- mmm. Traction."<br/><br/>Growing serious, he taps the table. "Before everyone splits up, a few more items of business?" Waiting for the side conversations to trickle down, he says, "We're going to Two Rivers and we're on a time limit. Unfortunately, the land route between here and there's a nasty jungle between us. The city itself's a pretty nice trading port; less corrupt, more high-class than here. Merchants run the city, mostly through guilds. Not our problem, though. Our problem's getting there. There's a direct path through the jungle I know of, and we'll get there on time... unless we all get held up by the warring tribes that have been brawling over ownership of the jungle and who can only agree that outsiders are good food. Regular caravans don't go through there without a few platoons of trained folk to hold off the locals. We're a smaller group, but we can count on at least a few all out brawls. We could go around the jungle, there's mostly peaceful grassland, but we'd have to push hard to get there within two weeks to make our deadline. Like, barely any sleep, forced march pace. And that still might not be enough. It's just a long way. We could also sail there, but there's not a lot of direct routes; Two Rivers and Tyval do similar enough business that there's not a lot of money to be made going from here to there. So we'd have to hire a boat, which is going to be damned expensive, and we still might hit the usual mermaid-related hazards and maybe a few pirates, hmm? So we have a few choices." Draining the last of his cup and turning it upside down on the table, he adds, "Sleep on it, think on it. My inclination is to see how expensive the boat ride will end up being, and if we can't afford it, we push through the jungle and hope we're good enough at fighting to get through alive. Open to suggestions, though."