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With the possibility of her wife and her taking the girls on a trip to see their aunt she needed to know that the earthling population wouldn't try to kill them on sight. There was no way Akel was going to put her daughters in danger. So she needed to test the waters, so to speak. She wanted to see what the reception would be of someone like her. An elarian.

That meant that she would need to leave the forest and enter into one of the earthling settlements. Akeldama had thought that through and decided that since they would be going to the port to get on a ship then she might as well test there. More people and more things to see. It would let her know if they needed to find another way or not. And since she figured people from all over would be there it would give her a general idea of how the other tribes would handle her and hers.

So Akel had left her village and went to the port city. A bit of hesitation at the edge of the woods had her debating on whether or not this was such a good idea but then she took a deep breath and made herself step out. With her spear in hand she headed into the town and looked around at everything. Homes didn't seem too different from what her own people had. The only difference that she could see were the people in it and the large ships. They could make boats but no where near as large as those. While she felt uncomfortable being surrounded by earthlings she didn't seem to shy away from their stares. Akel was proud of her cleanliness and her looks. Let them stare. If that was all they did then this would be alright.

The farther in she walked the more she got stared at. As their eyes turned toward her she gripped her spear tighter. Where they going to get hostile? Would they run from her? Akeldama wasn't quite sure what it was they would do. The only earthling she'd met up to that point was a child. Children were innocent by default.

Her gaze darted from one face to the next, judging to see what the expression was. Most seemed surprised, a few showed fear, and others looked suspicious. Akel took a deep breath and turned so that she could look toward the ships themselves. When she did she noticed there was someone among the crowd who stood out like she did. They were not Elarian though. Her head gave a small tip to the left side as she looked the woman up and down. She didn't know what the woman was or where she came from. Information on the earthlings and their tribes was limited in her village as they tended to stay to themselves.

Is this what Pyrrha sees? Has she met people like this? She thought about the sister of her wife for a second. Peering back behind her, mostly to check and make sure there was no hidden weapon ready to strike her in the spine, she looked to see how far she'd come. As she looked forward again she seemed to focus on the bright colored woman more and more. She stood out in a crowd of darker colored people, especially the hair.

She heard the words and tilted her head the other way, going to the right this time. Her eyes moved toward her spear and she regarded it for a second then looked back at the earthling woman in time to see the old man reach out to try and stop her. It was interesting to see how the brighter woman rolled her eyes and didn't seem to have the same aversion to approaching her as the others did.

"Who said I was trying to be non-threatening?" Akel certainly had that in mind when she'd come. She only wanted to see what it would be like if she and her family traveled.

To help close the distance, and just to see the expression on the old man's face, she took a few more steps forward to meet Maritza half-way. "Am I scaring you?" She asked out of curiosity more than actually wanting to be frightening.

The size of a..? Akeldama looked down at herself then around at the earthlings. Of course she knew she was taller than them but now that it was pointed out she couldn't help but smile. When she looked back at the bright colored earthling woman she laughed a little. "Alright, that's fair." She looked up at the head of her spear then down at her outfit. There was clearly no room for pockets so it wasn't like she had anything on her to cover the spear with. "Afraid I don't have anything."

When she looked back at Maritza she noticed the brow and the question went hand in hand and seemed a bit challenging. Akeldama debated on whether or not to respond in a similar fashion. Given the old man and his watchful eye, however, she opted for a more nice response. "No, I'm just here to see how safe it is to travel." That was enough detail for the time being. No one needed to know she planned to bring others.

"You aren't from this land." An obvious observation. "Did you come from the mainland?" That wasn't where she wanted to go but it would help if she could learn just a little bit about the land. Maybe if she could get some help in gaining a map.

She watched the woman walk over to the barrels and simply seemed to keep her attention on her. Out of the corner of her eyes, however, she watched those around her. They still seemed to be staring. The bright colored one and she made quite the interesting scene apparently. As Maritza came back over with the rope and then pulled out a green cloth she raised a brow. "Genius." She moved her spear so that it was leaned up against her shoulder while she reached out and took both objects from the woman.

As they continued to talk Akeldama moved her spear again, this time leaning it so that the head was pointed at Maritza but wasn't being held in a traditional battle ready way. it was tucked under her arm so that her hands were free to wrap it. As the cloth covered it she wrapped the rope around the bottom slowly. "Interesting. You travel a lot then." That was helpful. She couldn't have asked for a better person to run into. "Is it safe to take kids traveling?"

The reaction that came from the others was exactly why she told her daughter that earthlings were jumpy and easily startled like rabbits. One small noise and they spooked. As the bright woman told the other onlookers to get lost, in a polite way, she finished up tieing the rope around her spear. Akeldama inspected it for a second then held her weapon like normal again

She wasn't sure what a cafe was but she knew what tea was. "Tea is good. I could use tea." Her shoulders lifted up some before she looked more sternly at Maritza. "I am very good with poisons, so do not try anything earthling." It was the whole reason the tips of her fingers were stained black. She was one of the villages best when it came to the poisonous plants in the wilderness of Yael. Even the venoms of the beasts she was knowledgeable with.

Travel plans were an easier topic. "Little little... You mean a baby? My daughters are past that but still under ten winters." Would that still make it difficult?

"Do earthlings make tea strong? I assumed it was mostly water." Akel didn't think they did the same as the Elaria did. Their tea was strong. Rich with flavor and sometimes sweetened. As the bright woman said she wouldn't waste her time with poison she offered a smirk. "Nice." So this one wasn't easily spooked and seemed to have a warrior's mentality. Akeldama didn't use poisons to kill, she mostly used them when she was hunting large prey with a small party. She could make something to slow the beasts or even immobilize them. It had taken years of practice though.

She followed along, looking around and checking the layout of the place so that she wouldn't get lost if she needed to go somewhere. "We might not get the chance to wait." Akel wasn't sure if Pruu wanted to go right away or if she would be okay with waiting for a bit. Would Pyrrha tell them if she was in danger or anything? "I don't know the name off hand. It's an island. A group of Elaria moved there a while back. One of them was my partner's sister." If this earthling could help her obtain a map then it would be even better.

Akel listened to the squawking and chuckled. "No no, you misunderstood bright one. Earthling tea is mostly water. Elarian tea is nice and strong." Just like a warrior.

She eyed the place that they went to with a critical glance before she looked at Maritza again. The questions about the travel made her give a slow nod. "You could say that. Might be more accurate to say our daughters pressured her into taking them." Alizeh and Luleta had been excited to hear about their aunt and when they overheard the conversation about a visit one thing lead to another. Ali plead the case that all of her family deserved to have hugs. She'd even brought out the tears.

"So is this a good place for tea?" She motioned to the cafe with her spear.