"Hmmh. It seems a bit insulting being present for a moment and then rushed out, but if I can make up a reason of my own, I will go along with it. I just dislike the image of seeming<em>weak</em>by rushing off so soon after finally attending something like that." Her tone was less than happy, but then nod her head after a bit of thinking. Sighing wearily, she looked at Tehr seriously. "Its not your fault you get into all of this I suppose but it is an unpleasant reminder that we are not exactly tightly bound together on this whole issue. Nonetheless, we'll manage." Her eyes watched him as he made his suggestion. The halfling woman's foot tapping on the floor lightly.<br/><br/>"I might forgive you later, but right now, please show yourself out. I am grateful, but also a bit humiliated, but it will not affect the houses and their state. Our houses are not allied as it is, and they weren't before you arrived, either. I just hope you are going to make me relax again later, because I don't normally approach men like that, especially outside the clan." Her tone was wary. "For a champion for House Saari to speak highly of you, that caught my interest though. Interest that proved wise, you are a smart, interesting man. However, right now I feel that the interest can be a double-edged sword as well."