[i]Althalus[/i]

Althalus gave as good and formal of a goodbye as he could with the giant half-elf dragging him backwards through the crowd, fervently hoping Alaira hadn't just gotten him involved in a fight with no less than [i]three[/i] master mages. Fortunately for the both of them Lan simply gave a sad little smile, and waved goodbye. As he was finally released, Althalus made dramatic and completely unnecessary show of dusting himself off. [color=00aeef]"I realize that you're much stronger than I am, but do you [i]have[/i] to do that? I would have followed perfectly well on my own."[/color] He couldn't help but give a smile up at Alaira as she offered, well he was generous in saying [i]offered[/i], to go with him to make sure nothing bad happened. 

[color=00aeef]"Thank you, but I can't let you come along for two reasons: It's going to be incredibly private, and as much as I would love to tell you all about my bloody past, I won't and Mar won't like it either. The point is to get her to open up at this point, not close down. The second reason is that you need to report to Uicle and we [i]definitely[/i] don't want him sending Golems to kick down the Den door and find us. I'll be fine. My dodging skills, as you've well noted, are very good. While I doubt Mar will get like that again, I'll be ready for it. Have fun! I'm sure there's someone here you could challenge to a duel and then subsequently beat them into something that only vaguely resembles it's original shape." [/color]

Althalus gave an extravagant bow, a wink, and then immediately turned and left, heading towards the Den.

[i][u]Grey[/u][/i]

The voice snorted, a mixture of amusement and disdain filling it's tone. [i]How long have I been gone from the world, that even mortals don't know how their God forged weapons work? Take me to this Tyrael, if you require a demonstration.[/i]