Balio stopped right outside the mine and turned around.  "What do you see in her?" he asked confrontationally.

"We-well...she's nice," Sunder said, nervous and blushing.

"And?" Balio pressed.

"And?  Well, she's pretty..." Sunder replied.

"Yeah?" Balio asked, "Yeah.  She's pretty alright, but then again, it's hard not to be."

"What do you mean?" Sunder asked.

"She's a shapeshifter!" Balio yelled, "You're only attracted to her because she wants you to be!  You don't know what she actually looks like!"

"But we came to Soren not to be judged for who we are," Sunder argued, "we shouldn't judge her either."

"Not everyone's like us.  You're too naive, you can't trust everyone, especially not anyone magical."

"But what about Emtardas and Reas?" Sunder asked.

"I don't trust them much, either," Balio replied with some resignation, "look, just...be careful, and keep these types of people at arms length ok?"

"I...I'll have to think about it," Sunder muttered.

"Well, let's get back to work," Balio concluded.