Northstar Vale and we're slipping off the course that we prepared

lips turn up at the corners, golden gaze meeting blue a moment. he is hardly subtle, and nor is she made coy. together, they make toward the center of the valley. he is honest, or so it seems, his words appearing sincere as he outlines the way of life here. in some ways, it is the opposite of what she claimed to want from donovan. and yet, it is all the more intriguing, familiar, and here lies a treasure for which she might hunt. 

a sweeping motion of the valley, and she follows the line of his motion. a sound of agreement, and then, "it seems an alluring one, life beneath your reign." nonchalant, and yet her words are selected with not without lack of care. "and this place is well protected, is it not?" she says with a motion to the mountains that rise all around. the grotto had not been, not that that mattered, at the end.