This was getting tiresome already. She felt Jesse's motions to calm her, even as impatience boiled below the surface. Yes, reacting off of that wouldn't do them any good.

Jesse caught the glimmer from the watchtower and flagged it in Lyra's HUD. Likely an archer. The villagers were on high alert, which was bad news for her. They seem to have accepted her answers, but maybe they didn't fully comprehend them. She said they admired the peace here, right? A mental sigh. They, too, were being cautious. It couldn't be helped.

[i][color=skyblue]Hardlight shield ready.[/color]

[color=lavender]Not unless you have to.[/color][/i]

She sighed heavily and had herself a seat on the ground, legs tucked together in front of her, "[color=lavender]hope you don't mind, I'm older than I look.[/color]" Maybe if she thoroughly lowered her guard, they'd have an easier time relaxing with her in front of them. This was stressful, anyway. She reached into her pocket and pulled out a white stick, tapered at each end. She stuck one end in the corner of her mouth and reached behind her, and as she did, one wing opened sightly and dropped a handle into her waiting hand. She brought it around in front of her and pointed it across her face, upward, before producing a flame and lighting up. She'd then return it, the handle floating back up into the pack. "[color=lavender]I'm not a threat. To anyone. I've come here to meet our new friends, and I mean that. The old government was wiped out. We have no claim to you, and we don't want it. You've survived this long without aid, you deserve your autonomy. We only seek out allies, and ask to build the future together. Stronger.[/color]"

Jesse began her windchimes again, sensing Lyra's nerves. The woman continued, "[color=lavender]we come, seeking not to take, but to give. Now, if I were trying to pull a fast one on you, this is an awful strange way of doing it, right? I'm showing you all my cards. I even have a present for Zarah and Zigma, though I doubt you'd let me give it to them. I'd give you one, too, but they only gave me the one extra. You wouldn't get the full use out of it, anyway, and training to use one without an Aeva is rigorous and difficult. Anyway, whether you believe me or not, there's one thing you can't deny: I'm the only one that might know anything about Zigma. What he is. And I do, you'll just have to believe that.[/color]"

She took the burning stick from her mouth and rested her hand with it on her leg. A thought occurred and she motioned to the elder with it. "[color=lavender]Would you like some? This must be a [i]fun[/i] day for you, you should relax a little.[/color]"