Gerland chuckled when he listened to the luscious young adventuress's tale, and his eyes drifted sometimes to the swell of her bosom which was beginning to affect him somehow. He had not a woman in years since his wife died, and he was very much alone... but he ignored his body's signals for the moment and kept as professional as possible.<br/><br/>He then said. "Ahh, the pitfalls of being new at adventuring. I was in the same position as you were, Galina... well in my youth anyway. And surely your rookie mistake as an adventuress is something that most people often committ as well so do not be so disheartened about it. But you should take this experience into mind so that you will not repeat it again. At least you made off with something out of the tower... but to get you back to the tower two continents away without a map... now that would be a little difficult now, would it not?"<br/><br/>He then thought for a moment. "What are your current plans for the future, Galina... besides your quest to be reunited with your party members?"