<div class="floatleft">(https://img00.deviantart.net/7315/i/2016/179/9/0/mechanical_mage_by_isis_blue_fire_3_by_isisbluefire-da81o13.jpg)<br/><div align="center"><strong>Felice</strong> (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=290166.msg14258283#msg14258283)</div></div>Felice tried her best to conceal the discomfort she was feeling, nodding when it seemed appropriate and smiling otherwise. The young woman wasn't sure what she had missed, and struggled to understand just why she couldn't read this man. In some ways this was more unsettling than if she had sensed some deceit.<br/><br/>"Forgive me," she began as the conversation lulled. "I had assumed Gerdi's section of the house would be separated from the rest."<br/><br/>She rested her pack against the wall, relieved to lessen her load, even a little. Felice took her time straightening up to examine her surroundings in more detail.<br/><br/>"I hope this is not too much trouble for you." Felice wondered, without having to fake her concern.