"Hm..." Sebastian stopped for a second to think too, "If I'm not mistaken, I think you bought us the last round. Yes, I think that was it. I still remember what you were saying that day, about those bloody Niscenii and how they gave you a bad feeling. I remember saying you were overthinking it." the half-elf shook his head, "I'm sure they've got nothing against our little town."

"Thanks for that, Rowan. I'll definitely pay it off if she needs."

Corinne grinned up at Benjamin with those bright blue eyes and grabbed him by the hand, "That's amazing." She looked behind him over at Rowan with a thankful expression, "Thank you, Rowan! I promise I won't get your boy into too much trouble."
She got on her tip-toes to give the youth's cheek a little kiss before leaving his grasp to get the bread. It was difficult to find a decent, clean cloth in the entire place but finally she did find one, and wrapped up the almond bread loaf, pressing it into the boy's hands before smiling as she stood at the entrance of the forge, beckoning for him to join her after a little word to his father, "Rowan, Ben and I are going off to the forest for a picnic. That's okay with you, isn't it?"
She barely waited for an answer before she was out the door, with the boy in check, and met with a loving nuzzle from Lysander, whom she pulled herself up on while the boy chose to walk alongside her. She left Sebastian at the forge, or to do whatever he wanted with his time until she'd get back. She knew he'd take care of himself. And he was very well capable.

On their way out, they stopped over by to see Ben's mother, who rather gladly made a pot of tea for the two of them, which they thanked her heartily for. The pot was wrapped in more cloth and carefully balanced on Lysander's saddle, at least for the time they were walking in the city. Corinne would hand it over to Ben when or if she needed to run.
On the way to the closest exit out into the forest, Corinne spotted an interesting duo making their way through the streets. It was almost at the edge of that side of town, but the two could not have been mistaken for anyone else.
"Elric...?" she squinted a little, "Miss Tirarian, is that you?!"
Noticing the man hobbling, she drove the horse into a little trot, with Ben following as best as he could on the cobblestone. "Elric, miss Tirarian. Fancy seeing you out here, and..."
Her voice drifted. Something didn't seem truly [i]right[/i] about the situation. He looked exhausted. She turned to the gnome, whose size she stood at least three times as tall as while on horseback, though she didn't dismount just yet.
"Miss Tirarian, is he alright? You look...anxious, and he looks even worse than the night before. I told him to stay at home and rest right after he'd gone and treated to those at the tavern last night...did you know what happened last night?" she blinked at the gnome, "It was horrid, it was. They broke right into his [i]house[/i], they did."
She sighed a little, with Benjamin holding the pot a little tighter. He seemed just as worried, though much less vocal about it.
"...where are you two headed to? I'm sure Cherry wouldn't mind giving Elric a lift, and you can tell me on the way. In fact, allow me to. It's the very least I can do when he's like...that."