Avelo was truely suprised and tensed up. She'd seen him as a mortal, if only for a moment. He felt a bit relieved, but it was a liability, if he was seen as falible at the negoiating table, he would fail. He had to be solid, he had to be steel forged of golden fire, he had to be. Weakness was something to be exploited and hammered out.<br/>Yet instead of condemnation, or exploitation, this woman offered reassurance?<br/>Though Jhon's answer to his question was just as interisting. "go ahead and ask your questions of him, don't mind me, if you were both evesdropping, then might you allow me the same. that way he won't be asked twice."