Valeria grinned when she realized that they were actually going to feed the bear. She hadn't expected that. She felt pretty good about the upcoming festival, even if the queen of Melanis Cove was on her strange quest for youth. She felt a peculiar pang of sympathy for a woman who perhaps felt weak and unlovely, but she dismissed it as she marched her way into the city, hopefully with her companions.<br/><br/>She quipped back to Lucian about the rhyming, "Me? A poet? Lanethe's bear is a more likely poet than me. Although..."<br/><br/>She cast her gaze about this and said, "Looks like there are a lot of festivals and contests going on, Ser Poet. Think you might try your hand around here and see what comes of it?" She tucked her holy symbol away for the time being; the blue eye of Veritas didn't need to be out or daunting during this place's time of celebration. She looked back to Mandy and Sparrow to see what they were up to and asked everyone, "Are we all agreed on going to the tavern for that free meal?"