The pixie had bowed her head and smiled cheerfully at his words, leaving him to gather the two stones before the man and his elven companion made their way back towards the city soon after. Tia had flown off after their exchange had been completed, seeming to have cheered up after the stones had left in his presence. Rosalyn had, at that point, been mostly quiet though nodding and agreeing with Tehr that the Hewthorn Hall was a beautiful place closer to nature in a city than one would expect. Nonetheless, as Tehr turned his attention to her on thier way back, she blushed faintly and let out a long breath looking a bit embarrassed about something.<br/><br/><strong>"I was excited to meet actual fey there, ones I cannot say I had met before, but Annwn and Arawn are topics that have my people wary. Arawn's reputation has been painted black over the years, and not entirely without merit, the man is a cunning strategist, and with fey who's mind is difficult to read that's saying something. He commands a veritable small army, but they're rarely seen outside the lands of the fey. Seeing one of <em>them</em> around really messed with my mind, because supposedly the last time Arawn sent huntresses out was during the Roman Occupation."</strong>Her expression was quite serious at this. Romans were prone to slavery, and elven maidens fetched a high price in those ancient times if they could be captured. Fey could surpass even that, but their beauty was a mask to powers that even Romans were wary of messing with.<br/><br/><strong>"I fear I was not as much aid as I could have been, but for them to walk the earth, we have to be living in turbulent times, and for Arawn to have sent someone to hunt down a troublemaker, well it says something that the fey think this particular troublemaker needs to be taken down, usually they are content to let things play out and mortal races to solve the mess by themselves."</strong>She sounded almost a tad bitter towards the end, but seemed to shake that mood off quickly enough.<strong>"The experience itself was astonishing however, to meet not only a mother dryad but a nymph as well, and to talk with them without having them flee our presence once they noticed us was something new to me. Then again, we were by ourselves, not accompanied by others bearing weapons. Nonetheless, I think I shall have to take some time to write down my thoughts on the experience once we are back at the hall, albeit I would like talking with you at a later time tonight if possible."</strong>Her smile carried a touch of rosy blush on her cheeks as well towards the end.<br/><br/>Reaching the hall he was met by a bit of an odd sight however. The guards were near the gates, but while one kept watch at the gates, Tera and the other guard appeared to be wrestling, the tight leather outfits clinging to their figures closely, the grasping fingers trying to hold one another tight in place and pin one another. There was no hair-pulling or dirty moves, and their weapons were neatly set aside nearby, so it appeared to be a bout of spar more than anything, but still. On that note, he could see a familiar looking young lad staring at the two wrestling women with a small coin pouch in hand, and Angelique standing near the doorway, seeming to be chuckling, holding a wrapped up package in her hands that probably contained some fresh new cuts of meat from the butcher's shop.<br/><br/>"Welcome home, Master Tehr." The guard at the gates greeted him in a somewhat quiet voice, seemingly intent on not alerting the other two just yet.