At Alysia’s first question, Rud casts his eyes around, as if looking for something in his surroundings with which to compare the skin tone of the cave elves. Save for the two of you the beach is utterly deserted, and if there are any fish in the waters their movement is hidden by that of the waves. The cliffs have several small creatures on them, birds, rodents and lizards, but their hide is camouflaged to match the rock: it seems that unless the elves have sea blue, pale yellow or dull grey skill he will not be able to adequately described them.<br/>As such the bird man is no doubt relieved when Alysia abandons that line of pursuit, although the elf cannot yet read his facial expressions well enough to know this for sure. ““Bird fol-kkka kkka-eep to us,” he repeats, adding “Trade for goods,” the two statements apparently summarizing the interaction of his people with the others on the island.