[i]Althalus[/i]

Althalus was too much a professional to let a sound out at the jolt of electricity. He jumped, but didn't make a sound. As Alaira glared at him sideways however, he decided that living was better than stealing the spear and running. Quickly he let go of the spear and hugged Alaira, smiling innocently at the half-Elf. [color=00aeef]"Have I ever mentioned how much I love you when you're not beating me with my freshly amputated hands?"[/color] He said cheerfully to Alaira. [color=00aeef]"Besides if you ripped off my hands, again for the right one, Lidda would have to regrow them and she would be very upset. I don't like being chided and yelled at as I scream in pain. I've already experienced it once, I rather not experience it again. Besides, I'd rather avoid Lidda as much as possible until I can get that instinctive flinching whenever she touches me under control. She'll have too much fun with that, I assure you.[/color] This entire time, Althalus hadn't stopped hugging Alaira. He wasn't sure she wouldn't force him to run very quickly if he let go.

[b]Aramir[/b]

The Snow Elf was in the firing range, using the familiar and repetitive movements of firing and aiming her bow to attempt to forget her problems. It was also the only place she could escape the hordes of people and golems running around. While she appreciated the noise they brought, she didn't appreciate the press of bodies and constant need to dodge out of the way they caused. For the most part practicing her archery was helping her pretend her problems didn't exist. She hadn't even thought about Auriel while she was actually firing her bow. The problems came when she was walking to recover her arrows. She couldn't stop her mind from returning to her situation with the Forest Elf. She hadn't talked to Auriel since she had left their room, and was once again avoiding her. The Snow Elf was scared to talk to Auriel. She didn't know what she wanted, and she was scared what the Forest Elf would say.

Taking her arrows back, the Snow Elf looked up to see Annabeth walking in and she was incredibly relieved to have another distraction. SHe gave a friendly smile to the human. "Annabeth! Hows it going? Came to escape the crowds to, huh?"