Madoka listens, and she shudders with some inner turmoil, but as Cornellius finishes speaking, she nods, her face softening somewhat. "Kind words.  Thank you, Philip... Cornellius."  In another moment her eyes flash again... Words aside, there is still some powerful emotion roiling through her.  Despite this, she says softly, "You said we were leaving here soon?  Perhaps we should be getting ready then?"<br/><br/>She is thinking.<em>Can I actually trust this man?  Even if I can, he says he does not know for certain how we all came here.  He mentions 'arcane' study... perhaps I should try and seek my own answers?</em><br/><br/>Though her eyes are still flashing, she has mastered herself again, and she stands, glancing around the tent for something to do, wear, or help with.<br/>