"Yes~!"<br/><br/>Trinia had seen the mood turn nasty before - But never *quite* this fast. For good reason, of course; Tell a man that he has a new Lord, and he'll shrug his shoulders and get back to work. Tell a man that he owes several times his income, and he'll get his pitchfork-!<br/><br/>The lovely brunette had her hand secured firmly around his wrist, as she pulled him along...Keeping an eye out for thrown stones! She just hoped that no-one got smart enough to try *that*, just yet...There was a lot of produce lying around, and she really didn't want to have to dodge a barrage of tomatoes-!<br/><br/>She glanced over her shoulder at him, a slim eyebrow arched - Exaggerated politeness in her lilting voice!<br/><br/>"Well, it's your choice, really - As our tax collector, I'll let you pick." How was *that* for prompt service?<br/><br/>The furor was dying away - They were leaving them behind. Hopefully, Mother would be able to calm them...But Trinia had the feeling that even Arisa was going to have some trouble of her own!<br/><br/>"There's the Golden Coin - *No-one* goes there if they're not well-heeled. Then there's the Church of the Radiant Heart...My older sister's there - She'll let us lie low unti they've worked off their frustrations..."<br/><br/><em>-I hope,</em>Trinia didn't say! She couldn't help but wonder if her older sister would be quite that happy with Lyrio!<br/><br/>"If you have any *suggestions* - Now's the time. Quickly, before they find things to throw."<br/><br/>---------------------<br/><br/>Trinia was right. Arisa rather did have her hands full, try to soothe the (rather agitated) people! At this point, shushing noises and pointing out simple good sense wasn't working...After all, she'd been on his arm-!<br/><br/>The lovely blonde's full lips curved in a pout at the 'married' comment - "Now, it's not anything like *th-*" she began, a little more heated than usual...<br/><br/>-Only to gasp, her eyes widening ever-so-slightly as Jacob's arm slid around her slim waist-! Momentarily wrong-footed, she knew an opportunity when she saw one-<br/><br/>"Y, yes, that's right-!" Arisa said - "I<em>know</em>you're unhappy...But it's the Duke's will. We'll work out it - somehow - I promise~!"<br/><br/>There was a general bustle as the crowd dispersed - There were grumblings, of course, and Arisa couldn't blame them! Besides, she did have rather more to think about...Tugged along by Jacob, the lovely blonde found herself following him - If only for a way out of the crowd-!<br/><br/><em>Where are we going?</em>hadn't occurred to her *just* yet-<br/><br/>"Thank you for that," she said - In that husky lilt of hers! A slight smile lingered on her lovely features - At odds with the slightly arch note to Arisa's tone. It'd been a long day, after all - "...That could have turned ugly." A soft sigh purred from her silky throat - "And yet, I get the feeling our troubles are just beginning..."