Ahnasha felt somewhat awkward speaking of her family as she was, and she did worry that she might give the wrong impression of them. Although, most of what she was saying [i]were[/i] guesses based on what she knew of her family from her childhood. Contact through letters could only tell her so much of how they might have changed across decades. "I don't think it would go well. They're not like you. The Dunmer people have a long history with Daedra, but to my family, they're all just evil beings. They don't see much...nuance to it. And I don't think they'll be able to handle the idea of my soul being bound for somewhere else than theirs. It was very hard for me to go back to them when I did, and I...just want to keep them happy." 

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Lorag narrowed his eyes somewhat. Even if Harriet had been behaving perfectly predictably, he still would have been naturally suspicious of her. Her reaction served only to fuel his skepticism. "Hmph, figured you'd be fighting to get her back as quickly as possible. 'Course, I didn't expect you to agree to any of this to begin with, so I guess you're just one big surprise to me. Thing is, however much I've missed with Narsi, I can guarantee you've missed a [i]whole[/i] lot more with the clans. You wouldn't even recognize 'em. While you've been out here gettin' soft in the city, we've managed to put together a force that has almost completely pushed back the enemy that you only managed to accidentally serve. Heh, I mean, you've really got no idea how outmatched you even are anymore. By me, by our soldiers. Unless you've managed to pick up a lot more fighting skills out here by yourself than I'd expect, I'd pick any one of my officers over you in a fight."

There was a brief pause as Lorag glanced quickly over to the cabin. "Point is, there's a lot there to impress the girl, if that's your aim. If you've got somethin' specific you want to accomplish with this, then go ahead and spill it. Don't turn this into a guessin' game."