Thaler nodded softly to that sweet old man, "I knew." She confirmed in a soft conspiratorial whisper, she paused, hesitant to tell him more but as the elder explorer came to realise the effects she changed her grip for one of attention to one of support. She knew all too well the fatigue that could come upon a person if they used the true words. While hers were impure; gifted only by the grace of the tainted god everyone had cursed and sort the end of earlier that day, she could only imagine what using them as Olan did would do to someone. She allowed a faint smile to flicker on her face, "Good because I..." She stopped a moment, unsure where to go with it, before quietly whispering, "[i]need[/i] you." She couldn't quite place it but things somehow made more sense with him, she felt safer. 

Aemoten and Jaelnec were perhaps the best people she'd ever met but like all people they made judgements based on their opinion of right and wrong, what should happen and what was the correct behaviour. She cared for them both dearly but she always felt she had something to prove for them, that she was worth their attention and their affections. With Olan though she felt she could be open, relaxed, she could slip up and make mistakes and he'd just...not mind. She didn't doubt he'd care but he never made her feel like she was failing some unseen test. He was just so relaxing to be around. His promise and their shared 'gift' made her feel more like part of a family than anything she had had in a long time. "So don't...don't push yourself too hard, okay?" She pleaded quietly. 

Thaler hesitated, she wasn't sure why, telling Olan about their shared skill wouldn't change much, would it? It felt somewhat nice having a fresh start with at least one of them. Of course telling him may bring back some of the less pleasant memories of her, using it on him for example and the other poor choices. Still, he'd remember eventually, "I can sort of...do that too. Not like you but, similar. It's not just speaking in one tongue. It's more than that, I...don't know, you were the one who told me." She stated quietly with a sort of sheepish half laugh.