Alysia shrugged after watching the bird man move forward slowly but with at least some skill. 'It's not up to me to solve everyone's problems and besides it isn't like he couldn't leave if he wanted.' she reasoned and ten started towards the east as well but at a slower pace.  For a spell they traveled in silence, the soft crash of the waves drowning out all but the sound of the crunching sand underfoot.  Alysia squinted occasionally towards the rising sun and sighed.  While not the most uncomfortable temperature she had ever experienced her body started to perspire as the weigh of her gear worked against her footsteps in the sand.  Alysia was in great shape and was surprisingly strong for her size but this was not easy work.<br/><br/>She finally started to talk to try to focus on things other than walking and she now watched the humanoid male move carefully along.  "Rud, does your people have any history about this island or how you came to live here?" she asked watching his mannerisms.  "We elves track out ancestors through many generations ..." she trailed off hoping that he would follow her leading statement to elaborate on his own race.   Alysia glanced forward and hoped that the shining of metal in the distance was the human settlement and frowned internally at the thought of being happy to see actual humans.