Lunise did not say a word, though she showed curiosity at the ingredients Ahnasha listed. She craned her head to look at the list after Meesei took it, trying to be inconspicuous as if she wasn't already the reluctant centre of attention. The pack made that status continue, even as Fendros and Sabine took seats to anticipate dinner and conversation. Janius resumed his previous task of honing his axe but he could continue talking.

The portal Meesei used to travel left Lunise standing in place quietly with her hands still clasped in front of her. While she still had a rigid straight back, she turned her head to the others with the others, at a loss. Ahnasha's question snapped Lunise's attention to her. She took a breath in through her mouth. "My time in Rimmen counts well over ninety years. Not consecutive. Different assignments. I have been there as a bureaucrat, a battlemage, a governing councillor, an advisor, and a law enforcer."

Fendros and Sabine paid attention, though they were too overwhelmed to ask anything to follow up. In just those few sentences, Lunise described a fraction of her life that spanned more than their years on Nirn put together.

In the pause, Lunise managed to part her frown to ask her own question. "Did your parents emigrate from Elsweyr?" Lunise's voice was soft and considered. It was far from her usual venomous lashings. "From where did they originate?"