Ansalia bowed her head, choosing to act as if the old man had been gracious. "I take that to mean we may enter, then, which I'd not presumed to without such invitation."<br/><br/>She smiled at her own companions. "Shall we converse within, then?" Perhaps, she dared hope, even if no one beyond was more helpful, they might see or overhear things to further their information-seeking mission.<br/><br/><br/><br/>