Now that her headache had passed, and he hadn't done anything more, she relaxed just enough to notice that he didn't shout at the others or order them around. Nor were there trolls coming in and out of the room to ask him for advice or permission. She also took note of the necklace he wore, but instead of realizing it for the status symbol it was, she saw it as a reminder of what would happen if she made a wrong move, and the twitching of his ears reminded her that she was disadvantage here. Not only was he stronger and faster, but he could obviously hear things that her human ears could not.<br/><br/>The silence seemed to stretch between them, feeling thick enough to cut with a knife. It made her uneasy, but it was certainly better than him yelling at her or being criticized for something she couldn't control. When he rose from his throne, she kept her eyes on him out of suspicion that he had changed his mind. However, it didn't seem he had as he knelt in front of her and opened his pouch into a circular mat. The small pile of amethysts was beautiful and she was half-tempted to touch them, but restrained herself. She didn't hear what he whispered as he held them in his hand and looked at her, and she didn't know what it the symbols on them meant. He obviously did though as he seemed to come to a decision concerning her or some other matter, and gathered them up.<br/><br/>Looking up at him as he stood, she chose to take a small but potentially dangerous risk. "Um...Could I please have some water?" she asked, sounding far more meek than she would have liked. Despite her short time here, she already knew he could do worse than say no. He could make her regret asking. But she had to test her boundaries somehow and this seemed the safest way.