"Ooh," Riz said, and cringed a little bit.  "Maybe not<em>entirely</em>incompetent.  And cruel on top of it!"  She set her hands onto the table and leaned forward a bit.  Without all of the heavy furs that Riz had worn out when they were in the city above, she was very noticeably svelte; slender and short, and it showed when she tried to take on a strong presence like this.<br/><br/>"Well... let's not get too far ahead of ourselves..." She was thoughtful now, trying to figure out how to get her way.  She was happier when she got her way.  "Maybe we should call it part of that training, huh?  It can be important ... or ... A bonding exercise?  Two partners, together as one?"  She smiled a little bit, but it's hard for an elf as dark as Riz to be endearing: her red eyes all but shone in the light of the lanterns.  "I promise, you won't regret the experience."