Elle was relieved when he didn't question her further. No doubt he knew she wasn't being entirely honest, but maybe he didn't care enough to interrogate her about it. Or maybe he was just being respectful. Hard to say. Either way, she wasn't going to complain, because she wasn't sure how long she would be able to withhold the truth under questioning. He would find out eventually, that is, if they stayed in each other's company that long. It was difficult to tell what the future had in store. Once they reached Whiterun tomorrow, it would probably blow over and everything would return to normal. She still had plans to visit her friend in Falkreath, so perhaps after she fulfilled her promise to Gerdur, that's where she would go. 

She turned back around to face Nil when he spoke and nodded in agreement, [color=00B2EE]"I won't argue with that. It would be nice if something went smoothly for a change," [/color]she said, turning and heading out the door and calling over her shoulder, [color=00B2EE]"Good night, see you in the morning."[/color] She headed straight for her room and flopped face first into bed, kicking her boots off with her face still stuffed in the pillow. She was tired a sore, so it didn't take long for her to fall fast asleep.