Wessex's appearance was instantly intimidating, though Arialla tried not to show it. It would be quite obnoxious of her to call Wessex here and then chicken out -- and learning from the best was probably a good thing.
"That's me." Arialla found Wessex's next question a bit more challenging to answer. She didn't really know what she needed to learn, besides how to defend herself -- but that wasn't the hard part. Owing Wessex a favor ... Arialla had a feeling that might come back to bite her, given their differing theological opinions. Though she could hardly imagine that she would ever make enough of an impact to come into true conflict with Wessex, whom she understood as one of the Ascended's leaders and heroes. "I need to learn to defend myself, to deal with any problems that arise. If something happens -- monsters or cannibals or whatever Caido holds -- I don't want to be helpless. And yes, I am."
please don't take my sunshine away
