Aelwen (or Eleniel, as she was now going by - it was still taking time for her to get used to that name) covered her wince as she heard from Varkas about what the knights in the kingdom were saying about what 'she' had done. It was awful, hearing that kind of slander against her and being unable to stand up and give her own account. She was glad to hear that Varkas was reserving his own judgement on it, and not jumping on the bandwagon of hating on the princess, but she knew that others would not be as thoughtful about the position they took. "Thank you again, Varkas - I always appreciate your insight for what is going on in the kingdom," she replied warmly as he left.<br/><br/>She began to make her way back in to town, wondering what she could do to not spend too much spare time at the Neicas' house. She had noticed Sebastian acting oddly around her lately, and had guessed that perhaps he had some kind of a crush on her - and that really wasn't something she wanted to deal with at the moment, with all the rest of the emotional turmoil that she was going through right now. Her plan was to go into the forest at some point and find the springs there, which supposedly had the power of some kind of oracle - she didn't know what she would find exactly, but she thought that would be a good next step to try and work out where to go from Fourtrees. She couldn't stay here forever, she had to try and find a way to bring her brother to justice.<br/><br/>As she arrived back in town, she saw Orlox and his helper, and bowed her head in greeting. "Orlox, lovely to see you. I'd be only too happy to help you on your next trip. When will you be going out into the forest next?" she asked him, prepared to go whenever he wanted to. Her time in Fourtrees was quite flexible, much more so than she was used to in the palace. She didn't know if he went anywhere near where the springs were, but if he did she could possibly do both trips on one forest visit.