<strong>Name:</strong>Oda Vladimira Krupskaya<br/><strong>Professions:</strong>Explorer / Ranger<br/><strong>Damage Capacity</strong><br/><em>Physique:</em>5<br/><em>Agility:</em>4<br/><em>Intellect:</em>3<br/><strong>Defence:</strong>14<br/><strong>ARM:</strong>10<br/><strong>Feat Points:</strong>3<br/><hr/><br/>Oda was sceptical of the prospect of taking the girl anywhere at all they could be seen. News in Nynsk travelled quickly and its contents could be dangerously elastic. Her own interest in the Nyss was viewed with suspicion - a necessary evil for scouting and trade, but an association that plunged deep in the well of unconscious taboos and ancestral fears. It had been said, out of earshot but often enough times for the essence of those murmurings to have returned to her, that she had a Nyss lover - which was not<em>entirely</em>untrue, though  the suggestion that she was shacked up with a Nyss huntress was fanciful - or that she was part Nyss herself - and that was patently false.<br/><br/>"Wait, Daumantas Ivanov," Oda motioned after the rider, the mare's long gait crunching the fresh-fallen snow, "it may be unwise to draw undue attention to her. Imagine what would be said. We should think carefully of where to take her. With those of her kind, out of sight and out of mind may be best in Nynsk. Secrets here don't travel well."<br/><br/>She looked to Valentine for support, "Valechka is right - we need to attend to her swiftly, but with discretion." Vyslav's idea of the inn seemed reasonable, but any exposure in a public space would need to be closely managed. "Trust her, she knows how to tend to those who have been caught in the driving snow. If we are to go to the inn, we must ensure that we do not draw the curiosity of the other guests on ourselves."<br/><br/>Ordinarily, she cared little for the town's internal workings and its petty affairs. But there was something about the presence of the girl that stirred a primal curiosity in her. There were too many tantalising questions lacking answers. If a Winter Elf could turn up unconscious near a human settlement, something was happening out there in the wilds she needed to understand. And with Valentine's singleminded dedication to finding the cause and consequence of all things, she was certain she had at least one ally in this quest.