Reya tried to remain aloof, in part to save her friends from embarrassment. She was usually pretty good at picking up subtleties, and she knew from experience that pointing things out tended to anger them. She had already done something like that earlier when she mentioned Gara's brothers, and so she tried not to make the same mistake again.<br/><br/>When Gara mentioned the pig, however, she was caught completely unaware. Her own thoughts probably following the same path his had been going. She had listened carefully, hoping that she might learn something from her friends of that intimacy thing that seemed to concern adults so much, and that, truth be told, her own thoughts seem to mull over more and more often of late.<br/><br/>Her eyes widened in shock though as she realized that Gara had been teasing him, and she could not help a chocking laugh. She tried to cover it by pretending a bit of the bread she had been eating was chocking her, but feared she had only limited success. She coughed, turning away from the two until she recovered...<br/><br/>Her mind went back to thoughts about intimacy, and she wondered about herself, not for the first time. As she turned back to the table, her eyes drifted over Ilene, who seemed to have allot of experience in that area. She had wanted to talk to her, but the miller's daughter always blushed and turned away uncomfortably if anyone  brought up the subject. Reya longed to have a private conversation with her, but feared if she pushed the subject she would anger her friend, and she did that on a fairly regular basis without trying.<br/><br/>She turned to Ari and winked at her. She had more in common with Ari then with the others, and at times she felt closer to her, but she was relatively sure the innkeepers daughter had no more knowlege on the subject then she herself had. The man in town, other then being relatively silly, seemed to hear her, as if her beauty somehow made her untouchable. She figured the same would be true for Ari, with the added thing that her father might really do something terrible to the boy who became overly friendly. In true elven way, Reya's father trusted her to make her own decisions on the matter, but she had not been presented with the opportunity to make any mistakes in that respect.<br/><br/>She noticed the waitress, Rose and for a moment her eyes narrowed. She was another considered to be beautiful, and if rumors were correct, had ample opportunities for intimacy. Perhaps she should speak to her. Rose seemed genuinely open and friendly. or might just be to stupid for deception. Although she seemed almost universally ostracized by the rest of the female population of the town, Reya could not help but like the bubbly, energetic woman. Perhaps later she could get the woman alone and talk....<br/><br/>