Aquamarine looked at the man's hand feeling a bit bad and confused that she had no idea what to do with it as he introduced himself as the Mayor. At least she had met the person with the most authority here and the very person that had all the answers to the questions she wanted to ask. Charles would ultimately decide if he would allow them to stay there.She opened her mouth to reply but was stopped short when Emerald's gem started to glow, breaking the protective ice globe before reforming.[color=7bcdc8]Welcome back Emerald. You gave us quite a scare before. Emerald this is Mayor Charles Coss, he runs the town and Mister Mayor this is Emerald. Speaking of names, the other two gems with me are Zircon and Howlite."[/color] she spoke, trying to make sure that the Mayor knew everyone or at least the ones with her. [color=7bcdc8]"We have others in our group here but we all split up to cover more ground though I guess that was not needed. I do have a lot of questions about this town and about the status of the people. If I can heal any of them that are too far for human care than I would like too with yours and their permission. The real question I want to ask though, is if we can stay here? If there is a peaceful place nearby where we can stay and people with the rebuilding of the town?"[/color]