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(8/10)

With a sick feeling in his stomach Amon followed her finger to look at the scars, easily seen with her state of undress. His frown deepened and he was sure there was murder in his eyes, by the time she'd shown the one on her arm. He was no stranger to the idea of violence on the road; he'd blackmailed a warrior into protecting him on the way to the port where the airship brought him to Belrea. Amon wasn't a fighter either, only knew what self defensive techniques he'd been taught as a noble who might one day be the target of an assassin.

He wanted to volunteer to escort her to her tree, once they'd found a map, but he swallowed his tongue as soon as the ridiculousness of the suggestion hit his mind. He was no fighter, and once he'd dropped her off - what? Did he expect to magically make it back to Belrea in one piece? He didn't even have the gold to pay someone to escort her, not after spending most of it getting here.

"That... must have been terrifying. I'm sorry." Amon said, meeting her eyes. "I'm glad you are - recovered, at least. With any luck when you find your ah... Sisters - then perhaps they will find you a group to travel home with, when all is said and done."

(9/10)

Amon didn't like how such a genuinely nice person was so dismissive of her own safety. He breathed out through his nose, humming noncommittally when she conceded that she likely would have to continue to travel alone. Though - hearing that she was going to the mainland did catch his attention. He waved his hand at her flippantly when she returned the question, rolling his eyes, "Yes yes - I'll be quite fine. But to the mainland you say?" Where was it the original tree was from... ah!

"To Jauhar, is it? Where the Alkidike hail from?"

(10/10)

Yes... well. Amon watched the large girl for a moment, stroking at his chin as he returned to leading her. Now that they were within a pace of the traveler's store, he was gratified to see maps inside for a price his meager coin purse could still afford. "Well... I doubt I would be allowed within a stone's throw of your peoples' village, but I will be here until further notice. If I'm still here when you return from your visit... Perhaps you could accompany me on the ship to Sauti."

From there, they would have to split ways regardless, but if he was lucky and ran into someone who knew his family he may be able to call in a favor. He wasn't sure why he felt so personally interested in the success of her journey, but he did.

Plucking up a carefully folded cartographer's map of Belrea, he paid for it at the counter with a casual drop of coins, then tugged it open to the small insert that showed a colorful overview of the city itself. Borrowing a pencil from the clerk, he circled an inn on the map then folded the map up and passed it to Iphito. "Find me here, if you are back within the next month. If I haven't seen you by then I'll have gone on to Zena, but you are welcome to join me if you get back in time."