Nirael looked at Lunari's face with a smile playing on his lips as he chuckled at the tease from Lunari, and the squeeze on his arm. He hadn't meant that he wanted them all on his bedroll for the night when he spoke about the night, but then again it wasn't a thought he was against, just something he figured would wait for another time later if it came to be. Right now, he could see something taking place with Mara and Lunari, but their new companion for still new to their group and indeed it was hard to expect her to partake in some games for a while yet. Still, there was a reason to suspect she might not be entirely thrown off by the thought so far, given an open mind practicing some varieties of magic called for.<br/><br/>Nevertheless, he listened intently at the time while nodding to Lunari as the conversation played about the artefact that he carried, a small sigh leaving his lips.<strong>"I believe you are right, and the demon's distance affords us time to prepare. I will seek to be respectful with the people here, but if the signs get clear the fiend is nearly upon us I will ask her forgiveness and that she throw me out afterwards if necessary but to allow me to carry out the mission your father left after him to the conclusion it deserves. To destroy a fiend chasing after something of power, that would be a task worth fulfilling, and more meaningful than my own quiet wanderings have been. Yet I fear such forceful conclusion would drive a wedge between the people and myself, and I would rather not force a situation where you'd have to choose between your kindred and myself. I cherish your company but I would imagine such a pressure would not be fair on anyone."</strong>He leaned in to kiss on her lips softly, stroking her hair and smiling to her quietly, squeezing the object quietly in his hand, nodding his head slightly.<br/><br/><strong>"I will show respect and keep an open mind to the ways here, I shall hope to learn and do so with humility, but I shall also hope that they are willing to give me a chance because I truly find your company too delightful to even entertain the thought of having to carry on without it."</strong>He smiled, but squeezing on the object he slipped the artefact back under his clothing to let it remain out of sight, and out of mind. He wanted to learn its secrets, just as he wanted to unravel the secrets of a beautiful woman, but there was much more at stake than simple curiosity. He was going to let himself be tested and hope he'd prove worthy of the elves acceptance. He wanted to stand besides them and Lunari and be welcomed among them, but he knew that it might call for a harsh proof, given the events they had been going through in their past.<br/><br/>He had lost a fair bit of gear on his journey here so far, but he considered the loss acceptable as life was always full of its ups and downs, and with sufficient effort, coin and daring he could make up those losses in time. For now, he risked something far more important, her companionship on these trails, and that was why he felt a sense of dread about the coming days.