"Desertia has nice people?" Rei asked from a neutral stance on the matter. The Emperor was said to be slightly mad, he allowed slavery, and didn't care about the fact that merchants basically ran his country, had their own cities and private armies. It was a 'fragmented empire', by popular opinion... Still, Rei couldn't formulate any real opinion on the nation or its people as she hadn't been there before. "I'd like to go there some day, but I don't think I would enjoy the heat very much."

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"Neat little crew ya' got over there," The young woman said as Yaozu came to fetch some refills. It didn't sound hostile or anything - in fact she seemed pleasantly surprised by the four nations' representatives sitting off in the corner together... Except Mr. Liqian here, anyway. The redhead threw her hood back, and a flowing crimson ponytail fell half way down her back. Looked about the same age as Yaozu, but was obviously smaller and closer to an average-sized late teen.

"It's nice to see more dangerous travellers like you guys around - word is there's some kinda 'bandit mages guild' operating around the border. You'll wanna keep your eyes peeled out there. Had a run-in myself..." She offered the warrior monk her advice. She frowned, however, upon seeing the white-haired kid sleeping peacefully with the group. That would probably be a typical reaction from most people, but most people didn't realise just how potentially deadly her guardians were. Heck, the Avanim guy could probably take a horde of bandits alone without them getting close enough to hurt him. And if they did get close, the young Shirokaze lady was presumably a chaotic fighter in close combat, and then there was this giant of a boy, the Liqian warrior monk. Aria's frown turned back into a faint smirk as she felt the two mages' power, too. Nope - these guys weren't going to have any trouble with thugs and the like.

"...What's your name, big fella'?"