Normally someone moving into her personal space so flippantly would have bothered Lilthis. She typically did not like physical contact from strangers. This was a bit different though... the teen was not in a good place. Furthermore, the youth reminded Lilly of herself.

It was difficult enough to be that age but to also be expected to behave a certain way by higher class parents and go through whatever fate the teen had faced just now must’ve been unbearable. If someone had harmed this girl intentionally Lilthis decided right there in the deluge that she would make them pay. For now the dark elf simply yearned to help the child. However she could.

As the rain’s presence further enveloped the pair, and Hanuh mentioned an inn, the Alerian reasoned this girl was correct. They needed to get indoors.

“Right. We need to get you warmed up, get you a place you can rest without getting wet,” Lilly expressed her inner dialogue aloud.

The Graceful Bark was the closest inn. But Lilly did not want to go back to that place. There was a different inn one block over. Lilthis reasoned she could take the tan skinned girl there. It was less crowded and crowds were the last thing either young woman needed right now.

Lilthis attempted to stand with the girl, trying to lift her arm over Lilly’s shoulder and carry her as best she could. As mud slid under her boots, making a sloshing sound, the elf struggled to support the weight of the teen. Though Hanuh was very light, Lilly was not particularly strong.

“If you can walk at all, lean on me and we can head west to that inn.”

As the animals quieted in the storm the approaching thunder cast an eerie mood for the pair. Boots shifting in the mud sounded similar to the kneading of wet dough. Meanwhile, the rapid tip-tap of rain droplets helped stress the urgency of their situation.