Nirael smiled to Lunari at her words, but shook his head slightly. He had no intent to run away, the questioning might be a bit scary in a sense, but he had no reason to flee after coming this far. He might worry about how things would turn out, but he had made his choice and wanted to prove worth her companionship not only to Lunari but her mother as well. He wanted to stay near the lovely elven lady a fair while still to come after all. Perhaps, in a very real sense, he had been adrift without a real purpose before she caught up with him. Nonetheless, he gave her hand a reassuring squeeze of his own.<strong>"I could have declined from this task when you first found me, I could have backed out when first attacked. I chose to stay, and I am not planning to leave just because your mother might not be too happy to see me walking by your side. I shall face her questions and hopefully convince her that I mean well and I will aim to prove myself to all here."</strong>He smiled, raising her hand and kissing it.<strong>"Lets freshen up a bit, and join her."</strong><br/><br/>This said, he made his way to the nearby room with the bath tub to look for a bit of water to splash his face with, and to clean up his hands a touch better as well. He'd need to balance his thoughts before facing Nilari, but at the same time he found himself glad to have gotten this far in things. He wanted to be ready for anything, and make sure that things would be alright between him and Lunari, but at the same time he had a little bit of dread within. The elven culture here was different from what he was used to, but he had a feeling they might still wonder about his arrival, and Lunari's mother might not like an outsider lingering so close to her even after her return. Trying to wash away those worries and prepare himself for the questioning to the best of his abilities, Nirael drew a long breath before nodding to himself.<br/><br/>Returning to the living area and casting a look about, he waited for Lunari to finish her own refreshing before heading on forth to face the questioning. He wanted to become part of this place, at least long enough to make sure the fiend was done and dealt with, and perhaps, he wondered, for a longer period of time too if permitted. Yet he knew that worrying about tomorrow when today's end is still not clear would not bring him any rest or ease. Knocking on the doorway, he waited for a moment to make sure that he would<em>not</em>accidentially walk in on the lady of the house changing clothes. A man only wanted to do that if he was reasonably sure the interruption wasn't unwelcome, and right now he wouldn't gamble his chance to stay on such.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">OOC</div><div class="spoiler_body">Will be up and about on the coming day to handle the questioning as discussed, by instant messages or here, I simply apologise for delay today.</div></div>