"The gawking is almost certainly unavoidable. Your...<em>unique</em>heritage aside, you are comely enough to draw your share of would-be admirers and suitors." Moore took a deep breath. "My greater concern is whether you may be distracted by the many wonders and novelties to be found in this city and thus drawn into situations that..."<br/><br/>She gestured helplessly for a moment.<br/><br/>"Frankly, not all of our citizens are honest, good, and kind people. I'd not want to see you come to harm for any reason, least of all because some blackguard took advantage of your better nature. At the same time, I have even less desire to stifle your explorations. Bulgan would be deeply displeased with me if I even considered doing such a thing."<br/><br/>Was that a blush? Hard to tell, since the wine-colored birthmark that covered so much of Moore's body hid any such response fairly well.<br/><br/>"I will have a word with the others and find you a helpful partner or two, all right? And now I shall leave you to your own content until mealtime."