[colour=00aeef]Gwen relaxed a little at Leo's soothing words.[/colour][colour=f26522] "You should all stay, if you ask me, but that's up to you of course!"[/colour] [colour=00aeef]Sensing peoples emotion was the thing Gwen was best at, and she could sense a hint of suspicion in the one she learned to be Balon's words. Then their 'leader' spoke up.[/colour][colour=00a651] "I agree, you should all stay with us. It'll be fun and we can put all this behind us." [/colour][colour=00aeef]Here, too, she could hear uncertainty. She began to squirm; she was feeling uncomfortable, even more so when the red-headed woman spoke directly to her.[/colour] [colour=red]"I'd love to make up for my very stupid decision of hauling you over here in a net. So if you'd like to stay for dinner, you get extra dessert. And surprisingly, my desserts don't involve insects or their larvae."[/colour][colour=00aeef] Great. What was she supposed to say, 'Sorry I don't trust you so I won't come'? Come on, Gwen, think. Amphi spoke up and of course she accepted at the mention of food. Trust her. She began twiddling her fingers, took a deep breath and muttered, [/colour][colour=f7976a]"I can't come. I... I... I must meet Queen Helena, but let Poseidon bless you all."[/colour][colour=00aeef] Smooth, Gwen. She smiled quickly at Leo and Amphi before walking away and diving into the ocean. Assuming her tentacles again, she swam surprisingly fast. As she swam she prayed, [i]Sorry Helena if you heard my excuse, but it saved my skin. Those humans are dodgy, and I don't want involvement.[/i] Gwen swam near the surface, flipping and jumping as she went. She got out at an island, and with a [i]pop[/i], assumed her human legs. She jumped into a hot spring, leaned back and relaxed, shutting her eyes and blocking out everything apart from nature's sounds.[/colour]