[@Emera Lore] Eric still looked worried. He sighed a bit. -"....if you say so." He let is slide for the moment, but he would not let it go. He faintly smiled a bit when she thanked him. -"I wanted to, you know." That was the truth. Emily was listening in. She tried not to smirk or roll her eyes. She wanted Eric to just confess already, but she figured it would take Aela confessing first to convince him. Anyway, she kept walking with them. Eric nodded. -"Our father trained me well." He had since put the ring and the sword away. He sighed. -"Hopefully, if when we turn into animals again, it will be animals with claws and teeth that can defend themselves." Emily sighed and nodded.