Lion Head Mesa imprisonment

his gaze averted. he seemed to understand, and so Toula too relaxes some. but she is not so foolish as to relax entirely, prepared to move should she need to. 
bathe, then. you are free—unless it is your wish to remain. there could be a place here for you, she watches him now, quiet, curious. she trusted him, largely because of who @Racharra thought him to be—but also because of who he had portrayed himself to be, too. Toula remained guarded by her people as she said, and if it is your wish to go, you will be escorted out, lest he had any ideas! but she would keep her word.