[h2][color=cyan]Leith Calder[/color][/h2]

Leith went whiter than usual when Henri told him that Lyn had run. All the things that could happen to her ran through his mind. Yes, while she was no longer a child, she still had very little life experience outside of the college, and in a city like Shimmerston, even though it had prettied up for the festival, it still had some pretty dark parts. He realized that if Keri saw or heard about Lyn running away she would have gone after the her unless someone else had. While he still worried about Lyn, it was less so.

As Henri explained what was going on in the exact opposite way that Leith had asked, a crowd of children had gathered around, awed by Henri's knife skills. They clapped and cheered once he had finished twirling his knife. They quickly dispersed with giggles and screams once Henri started flirting with Helena.

Leith rubbed his face with a hand. Even though Henri had done the opposite of what Leith wanted, he got a good enough idea of what was going on. He chuckled as something that Henri said registered. [color=cyan]"I think Althalus will get a good laugh out of being called an it, but in my honest opinion, I really believe that no one at this college is threatening you near as seriously as you think they are, except maybe Tyrael, but Tyrael threatens everyone. None of who you mentioned would actually do harm to the person who saved Lyn's life. It would [i]destroy[/i] her. I actually didn't overhear what was going on in the carriage, which was why I asked, but you have given me enough information for me to say-"[/color]

[color=f7941d]"Excuse me, Henri. If you do not mind, I would like to pull you away for a moment and speak in private. There is something important I would like to discuss."[/color] 

Ssarak had approached the three of them. Leith had been too busy talking to Henri to notice the Esyire walk up to them.

[color=cyan]"Ah, perfect!"[/color] Leith said with a smile. [color=cyan]"A better mediator than I ever could be."[/color] He bowed his head to Ssarak. [color=cyan]"I'll leave Henri to you and head back to the others."[/color] With that said Leith went back to the group. 

[color=cyan]"So, I don't think that Henri actually knows you're Lyn's father." [/color]Leith said to Althalus as he approached him, a smile on his face. 

Althalus would feel something wet on his sleeve. Water mixed with mud for visibility scrawled out a message. [i]Keep a close eye on your hand. The shapeshifter is The Eternal Hunger's sister.[/i] Once Althalus had read the message, the water-mud writing wicked away, leaving his sleeve dry and unstained. Leith chuckled nervously. [color=cyan]"He called you a goon, too, I think."[/color]