"Alright then." He got to his feet and gestured for her to lead the way. This was the most action he had seen from her, the most excitement, since he arrived. She could survive this, he was confident of that.
Her home was a bit nicer than his little place on the shore. He would take privacy over space though and not having to live within the city that was still strange for all the time he had spent in it. It was still tempting to burn it all down now and again but he controlled the urge.
It was a nice though to have friends like this again. He remembered Merrill teaching him her clan's favorite dishes. No one else among his friends was much of a cook otherwise.