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The trip was more or less uneventful - they got to the main path easily enough, and once there, well, it was easy enough to follow. And now, he could see Darnassus in the distance, and he felt an odd mix of happiness, excitement, and apprehensiveness. He was glad to be home, but at the same time... Had Illisia told them anything ? Would he have to explain where she was ? He didn't want to have to do that.

"We're almost there." He tried to distract himself. "Just don't be offended if people end up staring, okay ? I doubt anyone's ever seen someone like you before."

"Not that I know of, no." He said, amused. Well... There were worgen... But it wasn't really the same thing, was it ? And a... great deal less cuddly than Adrienne. Not that he knew much about the cursed humans - he'd left not so long after the first few had arrived.

When they entered Darnassus proper, Elik did dismount - if only because, well, he certainly wasn't used to riding on horseback ! It hadn't been unpleasant, just... strange.

The city... Well, it was the same, but also different. What had been broken had been rebuild, and everything that had died was now alive again.

Elik did smile - really, Adi was contagious in so many ways, sometimes. "There are... two persons I would like to see first, if you don't mind ?" From the wording, it was obvious that he did expect her to come with him. And well, they wouldn't remain unspotted for long, of this he was certain. Better to try to see Meridia and Kaltyran before they got surrounded.

Likewise, Elik did gather move to gather the errais' burden. There was none of his belongings there, since he didn't really have any, beside the cat figurine that he carried in his pocket, but he could shoulder some of it nonetheless. "I figure two weeks will be long enough for us to see to everything." He nodded. It would be long enough to explode Teldrassil in full. Weither it would be just to pick up Adi, or not...

Well, he really wasn't sure.

Then one of the bundles peeped, and Elik did freeze for a moment. Then, he just laughed at their stowaway was revealed. "Oh, my... You might want to keep a close eye on him, through. We use great cats as mounts and they... Well. Might see your little friend here as a snack."

Wouldn't be a good idea, no.

"Yes. They are quite smart and easily trained, through... Well, they remain animals. They don't really discern 'pet' from 'snack'."

She would get to see for herself, of this she was certain. Maybe even get to ride one, if he could see to it.

He lifted the bigger bag on his back and started to walk down toward the city proper - there was the shape of a very large tree in the distance. "We're going to see two Meridia and Kaltyran - the high priestess and the archdruid, respectively." This still seemed odd to him, odd to think that these two, whom he had been close to all his life, were now such important figures. "They were very close to Illisia, and... kind of like an aunt and an uncle to me." He clarified, but not without the familiar heartache that came whenever his mother was mentionned.

"Yes... Kinda like that." He hadn't even thought about it like that - but well... It seemed like it was a common practice. Of course, it made him wonder how his actual aunt was doing... But. Better to present himself officially, first...

Well, in a way. He knew Meridia would probably be furious if she learned of his return from an outside source.

Once the mismatched pair come closer, it became obvious that the large tree was actually a building, in a way - and that most of the building in Darnassus were made of trees willingly coaxed in the right shapes - with one of the exception being the temple that was in the distance. There were night elves - so many of them, probably, for Adi who had only ever seen two, and never at the same time - and yes, they all seemed quite puzzled as to what she was.

Some were just dumbstruck - but a few, especially the children, did wave back, clearly excited to see such a strange lady ! One little boy did ask his mother if he could go pet her, in darnassian, which made Elik chuckle. The mother refused, obviously, but he doubted that Adi herself would have minded.

Eventually, they came to the entrance of the temple, and Elik paused. Really, he had... no idea how this would go. "Alright..." He took a deep breath, tried to steel his nerves, then stepped inside.

It was pretty dark, inside the building - night elves saw best in the darkness, after all - and there were two figures inside - one, a white haired female with face marking identical to those Illisia had, conversing with a taller, dark purple haired man, who bore quite a few scars and, by the looks of it, was missing an eye.

Even then, he seemed to be the first to notice. "Elik ?!"

It did not take much more than that to catch Meridia's attention. "Elik ! Oh, you are alive !" She made a beeline straight for him, then paused - having finally noticed Adrienne. "And brought a friend, it seems ?" What a... strange little girl ! "Who might you be, little one ?"

"Adrienne is a friend of mine." He said with a nod. "And my... student, and the student of my mother, before that. I figured it might do her a whole lot of good to come here." After all, there were many more druids here, infinitely more skilled than he was - Kaltyran, for one.

Meridia was quick to understand. "So, Illisia is..."

"Gone." Elik nodded, unable to keep the pain from his voice. In a way... This was better, that they were aware. He hadn't wanted to explain.

"I see." Meridia said, softly, calmly. She had seemingly made her peace with it long ago, in a way the son hadn't been able to yet. "They saved us... Glyph, Illisia... and her dragon." Really, there was an harshly-learned grace in the way she took it. She was visibly sad, but little of it slipped in her voice. She sounded like someone who had lost many.

Illisia had taken a student ? It wasn't something he had been aware of, but then again, he hadn't asked. Such a charming little lady ! "Adi, then. I look forward to seeing what you know, later on. Better let you take in the sights first, hm ?"