The monk, yes... he seemed wise beyond his years, but he was used to that. He had dealt with the monks several times. He often hunted on their lands, he knew he shouldn't, and he never actually<em>wanted</em>to, but when a rabbit or a deer ran on their lands he just couldn't let it get away. Sometimes he'd be tracking it for a day if not more. He was confused too, so he decides the best thing to do was leave the strange lead monk out of his mind for now. Maybe in time he could figure out, but not tonight.<br/><br/>He took the slate up. The mainland. "I'm not familiar with much beyond my my own little stretch of woods. Maybe we should go to the nearby port and see if someone knows what mainland you're talking about. How about that?" he added a smile at end after tapping the last period in place. There was nothing they could do today, but get on the road. They would need a full few days to get to the port. He had gone several times, but they were usually special trips.<br/><br/>"We can start out today." he added. "Do you want to get on the road?" He looked at Alina and added, "I promise to give you all the help I can." He held out his hand to her palm up. As confused as Atrius felt he figured she was much more so.<br/><br/>