"Whether or not you choose to believe it, you would not be here had you not answered Nautilus's call. I do not know the way to whoever it was you were aiding, but know that your being here does not effect your ability to help them. You can find out more from others, but clearly you can at least handle yourself against whatever creatures you may come across, so if you do not mind..."

With her sentence trailing off, Adela began to walk away. She was wary still, knowing she was vulnerable and keeping her stance loose so that she could jump away and start running if she needed to. Of all the times to be caught without a weapon of some sort...

Perhaps she should have felt worse for just leaving the boy like that, but franky? She really wasn't in the mood when she had that giant hunk of metal aimed her way, let alone having to explain everything again. It would probably be easier if she just went back to her forge and got back to work, at least she'd have all the sharp and pointy metal she could ever want at her beck and call there.

... Granted, she could have just bent up a sword for herself, but that felt too much like cheating.