Looking at Mara seriously and listening to her words, Nirael nod his head slightly in thought, the idea of a young woman's fate out in the wilds being the way it was struck a chord in him. Her life wasn't exactly grand, and the unfairness of what she had gone through made him want to aid her. Even if she was after his life, she had been lied to and duped into the role.<strong>"It seems that you have had an unfairly harsh life to live since becoming a widow."</strong>He allowed a sigh to escape his lips, shaking his head and looking at her seriously.<br/><br/><strong>"The men you have marched with sound like the sort that would not be safe to stay with for long, and I would agree better to to avoid such a fate. I hope though, that in due time you'll forget all about such treatment."</strong>Nirael took a bit of the food on the tin plate, lifting it to his lips and tasting her cooking. Casting a brief look at Lunari and hearing Mara's words had him chuckling a hint. After seeing her attention and actions last night, he had to admit it seemed possible she had some interest. He hadn't seen more evidence yet, so it might just be that it was the weirdness of seeing his magic in use that way. It might be she had simply been on the road that long. It was Lunari's call when she did what though, and she had made it clear she did not wish things to happen with him, at least not yet.<br/><br/><strong>"Well as you are both travelling with me I will try and treat you well, though I can be a touch insufferable from time to time I hear."</strong>He flashed a bright grin at the two of them at this comment, continuing to eat and speaking in between bites.<strong>"Still, I imagine that between you two there's always going to be someone to remind me to not cross the line."</strong>Nirael chuckled slightly at this, trying to make it seem carefree and light-hearted. He didn't want to hold heavy clouds on the mood, he hoped to see both of them smiling.<strong>"There's going to be a long road ahead and I hope we'll all be smiling genuinely happy by the end of it. The Demon's game will fall apart in time, and I hope to prove worth the effort my friend here has gone through to find me. And I hope that in doing so we'll also manage to make a better future for yourself. Mind you, there's likely going to be more fights and trouble before we see triumph in the horizon."</strong>