Aelih listened quietly as Lui spoke, making a very good point. Maybe Lui had motivations of her own to get Aelih out of a public place, but doubtful. If so Lui was either very unskilled, or very skilled, at subterfuge, and neither one particularly worried Aelih, especially since the former option seemed far more likely.

Aelih sighed, downing the rest of the unsatisfactorily fresh water, then standing up and setting the empty glass onto the bar and following Lui outside, casting a final look on the tavern then sighing, smiling as the fresh air replaces that of the tavern’s crowded air. A satisfying smell, to say the least.

[i]”So where’s... oh there she is.”[/i] Aelih nodded, seeing Lui, and approaches her without a word.