The young man was acutely aware of Relina's walking behind him.  It was rather strange, he thought, to be followed, but he had no problem with it at all.  Arik smiled as they reached the courtyard, which was void of anyone else nearby.  He realized that security had probably cleared the area, at least until it was discovered that she wouldn't lash out or try to escape the institute.<br/><br/>He turned to face her and was pleasantly surprised when she started breathing deeply- the act making her chest look even larger than it already was as she breathed in.  Of course, exhaling fixed that issue just as easily. But what really caught his eyes was her wingspan as she stretched her wings- they'd been clipped, he had been told.  So, with that worry out of the way, Arik smiled back to her as she started walking around to take a look at the area.  This was a mountainous area and the courtyard didn't seem to be much different.<br/><br/>There were a few benches, a little pond off to one side- he doubted that there were any sort of fish, but probably there were some frogs, if he remembered the croaking he'd heard just the other night to be right.  A couple of sturdy trees, and there was a green lawn that was taken care of weekly, though sometimes by the 'guests' that they've had before.  Some ate grass, after all.  Arik nodded to Relina at her grateful thanks, and he smiled warmly to her in return before he signed to her.  "You are welcome.  If you need anything, please just tell me.  And if your appetite comes back, that'll be important to.  We do want you to be comfortable here.  And, please call me Arik." he told her with his hands, spelling out his name to her so she would know how to say it.