Mai rose one wary eyebrow. "Thank you for your concern. To be honest, I never feel quite safe until I have crossed back to the wood. I'm sure that you must feel the same way<em>when going in the other direction.</em>" It always struck her as odd that she, the huntress who shunned civilization, was the one who exchanged threats in the form of veiled courtesies with local nobility while her more cosmopolitan friend spoke more bluntly about what she thought of the rude scion of House Yi. Anyway, once the man was gone, she turned towards Ling and nodded. "Yes, the road ahead will not be easy. We should rest while we can and make for the mountain at first light."