Kath remained quite as the last of her fellow NPCs-given-life were giving their own opinions. Hearing how many of them still believed that a show of force would be the ideal way to handle the village made her somewhat anxious. If such a course was taken, that would leave little option for course correction. It could very well lead to disaster for them all if there was something out there that didn't appreciate the Chateau bullying its neighboring village. She could only hope that her words had reached Rodias' ears and convinced him, otherwise she feared the possible repercussions.

While she sat there in silence, stewing in her anxiety, Chuunitrixx would take the opportunity, whether intentional or not, to only make her feel worse about not continuing to fight for her opinion on the matter and only speaking the one time. Yet, she only played into the doppelganger's hand more as she refused to speak up, taking her roast and accepting it. She really was "The Churchmouse of Dragons."

Luckily, her sulking would not last forever. It seemed as if Kath's words had in deed accomplished her goal as Rodias announced each of their new objectives, including sending Ashara and another to scout the town for information. Yes, this was excellent. The kitsune seemed the level headed sort to avoid any meaningless conflicts should any arise during her time among the humans. This seemed a perfect choice to the librarian...

Wait, who was the other going with Ashara? Had Rodias said her name?

"Me?" Kath questioned. When she had suggested a small party that would be unlikely to cause trouble, she hadn't been referring to herself. Even if she knew the Sable Lord's decision was the most logical choice to make. She wanted to speak up and address her dissent, suggest another to take her place instead so she could remain within her Athenaeum of Historia. Unfortunately, she couldn't bring herself to interrupt the vampire lord and was left to listen to his orders, giving her time to rationalize the benefits and drawbacks rather than react purely on her emotion.

By the time Rodias returned to addressing her and Ashara, the dragonoid had become more agreeable to the idea of leaving, if not still nervous and frightened by the prospect. Having the reassurance that her lord would watch over her library while she was gone certainly helped to relieve some of that though. "I... If those are your orders, than I shall follow them. I understand what must be done and the importance of such a task," she said with a polite nod.

As Rodias made his departure, Kath would take the time to close her eyes and concentrate on slowing her beating heart. She had rarely left her library unless it was for a meeting similar to this one or an important task assigned by Kiss My Axe, but she had never, not once in her life, ever left Chateau Gothika's walls before. The very idea made her come close to breaking into a cold sweat. She was glad though to have such kindhearted companions that could take her mind off such a momentous occasion. Rising from her seat finally, she turned to address the kitsune.

"Yes, I believe I would like to bring a few of my tomes with us on our journey. The knowledge within them may become useful in relieving any suspicion of us from the villagers or, should the unthinkable occur, and we find ourselves in danger. It should not take long though. I know exactly where they rest upon their shelves," Kath said with a halfhearted smile.

Ashara would not be the only one she needed to rely on in helping to relieve her mind of its negative thoughts as the Chateau's head chef would approach as well. "Oh, thank you my dear. These look quite delicious as always," she said, taking one of Flan's cookies. A tray of these along with a warm cup of hot chocolate or tea would always help in creating a more engaging atmosphere as she read alone in her library and now they helped her relax as they reminded her of the fun adventures she had read about in her many collected tomes. Perhaps she could add one of her own among the infinite shelves of books.