Sylvestra couldn't help but smile at Uhl. She didn't know this side of him. He was gentle and kind. She also understood why he refrained from calling her "Lady". If any human of the royal or noble houses would hear them, they would surely accuse them of conspiracy. The princess could even get in trouble. [i]"Oh? Does the princess not wish to be in the royal company? I cannot blame her."[/i] she said, smiling as she looked at the princess. [i]"It makes me weary as well. All the bickering, the politics... I prefer the fresh air and the verdance of the gardens. She opened her arms and took a deep breath, then looked back at Uhl to continue their conversation. [i]"This is a nice garden, Sylvestra."[/i] he said, then added in elvish [i]"It reminds me of home. it is painful though..."[/i] to which Sylvestra nodded in response, her smile dropping somewhat. [i]"Thank you." she said in common, then switched to elven as well. [i]"I have made it much like our homeland on purpose. Many elves under the King's boot find their way here, for comfort and solace when their masters abuse them or drive them too hard... But it grieves me also, to know our land is lost to us. Yet, I believe that in pain there is healing."[/i] she said. The last sentence was a common elven saying that perhaps even Anya had heard, [i]"Et parnethas sin'kvalost"[/i], roughly meaning [i]"In pain there is healing."[/i]. It was much more common these days...