<strong>Aeryn Sunlight<br/>The Wilds of Dra Sirdu<br/>Diplomacy and danger.<br/></strong><br/>Aeryn bowed her head and spread her hands.  "Arrogant?  I have been called worse Honored Mother Rhiss."  Indeed she had been, quite virulently worse, and on one memorable occasion the spew of verbal abuse had been accompanied by drawn steel and a physical attack. Which didn't seem to be about to happen here.<em>We're not going to be eaten.  Not be her, anyway.</em>"And ignorant, I freely admit it, Dispelling my ignorance of this land is very much why I am here."  Her head lifted, she met the Matriarch's gaze.  "And I do not think you are a primitive tyrant at all.  If you were, we would be dead now."<br/><br/>She assumed a more formal pose, almost at military Attention.  "I am Aeryn Sunlight.  My Companions are Eshalu, a  Wood Elf ranger, and Reliyian, a scholar and Mage of the Mountain Elves.  She made a slight hand motion, in effect handing the ball to Reliyian.  What Rhiss had spoken of, the protections from the island.  She more than suspected such protection was metaphysical, and very much more Reliyian's specialty than hers own.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">Rapport roll to defend against Rhiss, skill <strong>1</strong>, net <strong>-7 </strong>to the roll.<br/>46153   Noone or Anyone   2013-05-05 07:11:17   At 2013-05-05 07:11:17, Healergirl (uid: 25515) rolls: 4d3a-7 Result: <strong>1</strong> (http://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=46153) <strong>1/Average</strong> success, a tie.</div></div><br/><br/><br/>edited for spelling, rrr.