Naia regarded the younger guardsman with a level stare, seeming somehow to be looking down at him even from the bottom of the wall.  Her hand's rested on the saddle cantle with the Great Serpent ring gleaming red in the fading light.<br/><br/>With either her ring or her ageless face getting the desired result, Naia gave the elder guardsman just the slightest smile.  "Thank you for your consideration, captain.  This...  meeting will not be forgotten."  She glanced back at the younger guardsman during the pause.