A mysterious visitor, only willing to reveal himself to this young girl and not her guardian...taking information from her while giving none of himself in return...ensuring she would keep their relationship a secret...for someone who claimed to be a hero, this person surely was not acting like it.

Brionne reaches across the table and puts a hand over Nalia's. "There is no need to be ashamed of telling us the truth, Nalia. I have no doubt you did what you thought would help your people, but if there's a possibility that he may want to use this artifact for his own purposes rather than what he told you, we need to have all the information." She leans in, attempting to look Nalia in the eye as much as possible. "I would hope, as you do, that he only wants to help, and If his purposes are truly noble, then we will be better able to assist him. However, if it turns out he was deceiving you, we will need to be able to protect ourselves and your village."