Hearing the way the Matriarch spoke of the loss that took place before left him wondering, if there was more to things than he could see. The added tension on the race made him wonder if he was mistaken, and there was indeed a bit of something else in Lunari as well. Not that he would mind, he enjoyed her company regardless, and her father had sought honorable pursuits, yet at hte same time the thought occured to him that both the mother and daughter appeared youthful, but if the father was gone a different race was actually a possible explanation in itself. He thought it best to keep his speculation on such matters to himself though, they were not for him to know and certainly not out in the open if it was a bit of embarrassment to mention such thoughts. For all he knew, Lunari's father was an elf, or a half-elf, who was simply thought to pass away relatively young after the chases he had to take part in. Yet it felt evident he had held a special place in the life of the village, and for the matriarch as well perhaps.<br/><br/>While he wondered passingly about the matter of the Matriarch's name after having had to consider the name of the man who aided them in returning to the elven village, he found himself distracted by the ongoing situation so as to leave the matter of the matriarch's name to be thought over later. It did puzzle him but he wasn't able to snatch a hint of what about it had called for his attention before slipping away, and right now he had no time to let himself drift away to other thoughts, so he carried on talking rather quickly at that stage, listening to her reaction and observing.<br/><br/>He had spoken of his Goddess only towards the end but it seemed curious to him that it sparked such a noticeable reaction, a small shiver running through his body as he wondered about the possible reasons for such, the possible implications of such. Nonetheless he had sworn and he would hold himself true to his oath. Oaths owned their maker, and while it might not be magically enforced geas, a man's word was only good until it was broken once. While he might be a scoundrel, he did consider himself honorable when it came to such voiced promises.<br/><br/>Yet his thoughts were quickly distracted by the sudden idea from Lunari's mother. It caught him off-guard but he sought to not show it too clearly, though he had shifted his stance immediately and looked at her in surprise. The thought she wanted to question him was not a new one, a mother had that right even without rites in his opinion, but to make it formal suggested to him she wanted to make sure she'd get her answers. He wasn't averse to doing so, but at the same time felt a little bit embarrassed about it. He had, after all, sought to convince Lunari to share his bed and though his intensions were to stay near her for a length of time, hopefully calling her a close companion for a long time to come, it wasn't only his decision to make, and he was not a monogamous man by any means. Though given the state of the village, perhaps that much might be forgiven, to a point.<br/><br/><strong>"I shall accept the questioning, and hope to satisfy her desire for answers. I have come a fair way to seek your wisdom, and believe one can only begin such a path through some humility in heart."</strong>He nod his head faintly and bowed to Nilari slightly, and nod his head at Anju as well as nodding towards Lunari's direction. He wondered slightly about how this questioning might turn out, but he certainly didn't plan to oppose it. The idea was sound, a mother wanted to know more about him, and he was intent to give her all the answers she might desire. Yet at the same time a bit of worry was present as he wondered how she would feel about things.<strong>"I shall endeavour to prove my worth, in this and my other actions. Man's word's worth is how he keeps it, and once broken, no force upon the land can restore it."</strong>He spoke seriously, nodding his head slightly. He might lie a bit here and there, bluff his way out of some trouble, but to outright give an oath and make a promise and then consider breaking it was something he would not live down. He didn't want to shame his Goddess after he had made his promise about things in this village in her name too.