<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/b/bf/1269205908227.jpg)</div>Despite everything else, Alisandra held a degree of concern about something or other.  The wise Elder, however, figured it out quickly, and Alisandra smiled.  "It doesn't have to be the fastest horse or the best people, or anything like that," she said.  "Just not leaving the place completely unguarded is good enough for me.  I'll be glad to go out and help however I can."<br/><br/>Her hand idly brushed back her hair, revealing her as a Wood Elf, no mere human as might initially be mistaken.  Wood Elves had a way of blending into the environment so easily as to be missed in nature, and even her hair was the color of grass and leaves.<br/><br/>She wasn't used to travelling on the roads, though.  This was going to be a fun and interesting experience, though it might take a bit to go a direction other than directly through the wilderness.