Valla's mood brightened quickly with the hot meat and enjoyable company. She couldn't remember the last time she had had as good a time, finding Julian surprisingly engaging. She tried to remember the women from the voyage, how they had been before the accident, but that seemed a world away now and she couldn't place them. So much had changed in such a short time.<br/><br/>"Thank you for the offer, and the hospitality, but I should be getting back," Valla said, though she was seriously considering the offer. Her belly was full of meat, and a long walk didn't sound too inviting. Still, the others might worry. She wondered if Tommy would worry.<br/><br/>"Um, I might need some help, though. Do you have someone who knows the way?" she asked, feeling foolish, which stoked her anger at Tommy again.