Maura listens to his long speech through its entirety, not looking at him, staring forward as they ride. Cerul and Daminor listen in, not sure what's going on, but remaining respectfully (or, from the bard, blissfully) silent. She doesn't even reply when he finishes; her expression hardly changes. When it seems he's not going to get any reaction from her, she finally speaks, two simple words. "Thank you." Without so much as glancing at him, she rides forward, leaving the rest behind.<br/><br/>"What in the Nine Hells was all that about?"