Ah, good, the sort of answers Rose had been hoping for...  So then, they knew what their former master was, and would probably not be greatly saddened to learn what had become of him.  That certainly made things easier.  While Aria set about cutting the cords binding the conscious elf, the shifter went over to the unconscious one and worked at untying her, as well.  She kept her guisarme within arm's reach, but of course she needed both hands free to work at the ropes.<br/><br/>"Nope.  We're a couple of travelling adventurers."  She responded, grinning in what she hoped was a reassuring manner.  Given the woman's current state of mind, she got the feeling that keeping the answer simple would probably be for the best...  "Astos had some... plans in place that were causing some very bad things to happen far away from here.  Once we stopped those from happening, we were able to find out that they were his fault, so we came here to put a stop to him, too.  We succeeded, so you and your friend are now free."<br/><br/>Of course, in their current state, they would probably require some care.  Recovering from drug addiction wasn't an easy thing, or so she'd heard.  Then there was the potential emotional impact...  The shifter wasn't a healer, though, so she wasn't exactly knowledgeable about such things.  Ideally, they'd have family who would be able to give them the long-term care they'd need.<br/><br/>"I'm Rose, by the way, and this is my lo-er, friend, Aria."  She added in, making some introductions.  She'd almost introduced Aria as her lover there, for a moment, but she was able to quickly change the wording when she realized that she didn't know whether the tiefling wanted to be so open about their relationship.  She didn't think that the other woman would mind, but she knew that some places weren't as open-minded about such relationships as others, so...  "What are yours and your friend's names?"