The side of Scylla's mouth twitched as if to smile and she sat down with a great sigh of relief. Niniel had invited her to join them and she was greatful. It wasnt often that you met decent folk on the road, and Scylla had her fair share of ill-dealings.
Scylla sat down before first switching her eyes around the room. There were many men of the south here, and it partly made her nervous, however, if she was, it did not show on her face. Nineil seemed rather scared at her sudden appearance. Scylla switched her sharp eyes back. "Im sorry if i seem a little on the rough side, my occupation allows little time for me to relax you see."
Her personality soon made her seem warm. "So" she said taking her turn to speak. "What of both of you? Where are you form? what do you do? how many men have you killed?" Scylla had said this in good nature, and would have taken it as successful if it had not been for the sudden intake of breath at the table and the looks on Chrestienne and Nineil's faces. "What?" asked Scylla and then realising her mistake spoke again "I mean, i was only playing, you havent killed anyone of course, i mean... i mean i really have not well not technically anyway." now it was Scylla's time to stumble, she stopped and started again. "What i mean to say is, where do you all come from, what of your houses?" and sat with a smile across her happy face.
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~My lord, Éomer~
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