Nirael watched Lunari quietly fo ra moment, thinking things through for a little bit longer before smiling and shaking his head. As a short chuckle escaped his lips he allowed himself a long sigh and spoke in a serious tone of voice.<strong>"We each decide when and how we begin to explore such things. For some, it waits till a wedding's over, for some, it is a rite of passage as soon as they feel up for it and old enough, and there's bound to be many steps beyond and between those. I'd have to say that folks calling your earring and its charm that were just being rude and trying to taunt you into getting involved with them, to push you into things they could not reach by seduction by instead appealing to your pride perhaps? I see you as a capable person, and perhaps they too did but only sought to abuse that theory for their own gain?"</strong>He hummed at the time briefly, but shook his head. It was a bit dark thought to follow, and probably an impolite idea to consider at length.<br/><br/><strong>"I hope to see the key restored when its possible, and Marda defeated so it will be safer in my grasp. I also hope to see you and Mara travel at my side for a long time still. I am not going to hide who I am, but neither should you. If you are curious, you can try and take careful first steps. If you feel more comfortable talking things out with Mara, alright..."</strong>He chuckled but reached out to gently squeeze on Lunari's shoulder, looking at her openly.<strong>"But if you'd rather I sought to give you a push, with a safeword to say if you are really, really getting too frightened to carry on... well, I think there's be no real harm in that."</strong>