"Tell us what?" Gwindir asked with some suspicion almost immediately after Fendros spoke. Ahnasha nervously paused indecisively. She did not want to lie to them, and it was evident that Fendros felt the same way, but she was terribly afraid of admitting the truth. She knew them; they were devout followers of the Eight, even her brother. There was no way they would be able to see her as anything but a monster, and there was no telling what they might do in response. Although it would probably cause problems later, and Fendros was likely going to be angry with her over it, she had to lie.

"That...we have already settled down somewhere else. I knew you would want me to return home, but I have a life of my own now, in...Bruma. We have friends up there, and it is where Rhazii has grown up. We are, um, starting a shop. We have the building and everything, we just need to finalize a few things. That's why we're going to Elsweyr, to secure a supply of exotic goods. Something to...set us apart from the others." Ahnasha explained, hoping her nervousness would be seen as natural for the situation. 

Ahnasha's mother and brother seemed to accept the explanation well enough, though her father had something of a skeptical look on his face. If he did have doubts, however, he did not mention them. Vasiq, however, did manage to speak up. "So, this is it? Again? We aren't going to be able to see you again after just having learned that you are even alive?" 

"I can visit, occasionally." Ahnasha answered defensively. "And we can exchange letters, once we get back." She added. That much, at least, was true. Even if they did not actually have a shop in the city, Ahnasha could still head into Bruma periodically to send and receive letters, as long as they actually ended up returning to the clan after this mission. She just hoped that Fendros was not too angry with her for refusing to tell the truth.