<em>The aasimar squeezes Celie comfortingly, arms still around her as she smiles up at the gnoll, though there's a sadness in her eyes: she recognizes that a part of the ranger, a large part of the ranger, does not want to leave what she has known for so long as her home, and so she offers what she can in compensation.<br/><br/>"Thank you."<br/><br/>Alecto offers a curt nod, and Rhiannon a warm smile, neither quite as openly affectionate as their friend. The elven swordsage offers answer to the ranger's question.<br/><br/>"It would be best. The portal is a ways, and the longer we stay in one place, the more likely they are to find you."</em>