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Ria spared a glance toward Gwen as her sister ran. That painful ache in her chest reared its head again when she did. She'd make it up to her. Things would be okay between them again. Right now, it would just hurt, but she could manage. She always managed. Which was why she turned her attention fully to Asher when the older mage drank the water.

A cheerful smile blossomed on her face as she watched the healing waters take affect. It was slow, and she couldn't actually see the healing process, but she saw it in how he relaxed. A soft chiming laugh escapes her at his comment. "[color=Aqua]Thanks, but I think I'm a bit more mortal than that.[/color]" 

Her gaze turned to the others around them. The people approaching now that the water was gone and her sister had fled. She didn't lose her smile. Simply standing and moving to be the shield between Asher as he regained his composure and the crowd, but kept her back to the crowd for now. It looked like everything was going well. People were being helped, most of the injuries had been dealt with. It hadn't looked like Leon got around to healing Luke but at least it looked like Felix was going to be okay, and Lavinia healed Zenith just fine. Lilliana looked okay. Marduk looked well in control. Cloven was showing off. Gwen...she'd put off that longer. Holly might need some more help; she had run back into the fray. Gras -

Asher drew her attention again with his offer. Her smile grew a bit more cheerful with a soft laugh. "[color=Aqua]Yeah, I need to at least check on Holly and maybe heal up Luke. Other than that, it's just the townspeople, and there are good hospitals and other healers in this city.[/color]"

With that, Ria turned to go over to check on Holly. Only for a group of people to swarm her. It seemed some of them had talked to her sister before with some of the questions. True to her nature, she put on a smile and gave pretty simple answers. Yes, the nudist was her sister, no she wasn't ashamed of that. Yes, it was awkward sometimes, no she wasn't going to try to convince her sister to change her nature. 

Then there were the other questions. Like about what happened between the two guildmates - one attacking the other. If she was dating the half-naked guy. Or if she was dating anyone. These threw her off but she still managed to answer with a smile and her usual cheerful tone. It was a misunderstanding, no she wasn't dating anyone. And having to add in a polite rejection to someone that asked if he could take her for dinner in thanks for helping protect the city. "[color=Aqua]All I did was keep the dragon from razing the city in fire. The others deserve the real thanks. Perhaps one of them would accept the offer?[/color]" Though she wasn't entirely sure why the guy blushed when a few others laughed and nudged him; maybe it was a joke she hadn't caught on to?

"[color=Aqua]If you'll excuse us, as much as we love the attention, it was a difficult fight. As others have said, we would all appreciate a bit of space to properly recuperate after the fight. If you are interested in contacting any of us, our guild is located in Crocus. Outside of that, distance is appreciated. Thank you.[/color]" Ria offered a slight wave and more cheerful smile as a parting before continuing on her way to Holly and the others. 

The skip was even back in her step by the time she stopped next to Lavinia. "[color=Aqua]How is everyone here doing? Holly, are you still okay after I healed you in the fight? I was focused on the fires after you jumped back in. Just want to check in on my way around.[/color]" Okay, so maybe it was a stall tactic to give her and Gwen some more time apart before she went over to heal up Luke. It was also partially a distraction from the fact Lavinia was right there. Yes, Lavinia [i]was[/i] right there and could heal Holly if she wanted, but she was also probably tired from fighting and then healing. They still needed to talk about the whole her kicking Asher thing, but that could wait. For now, she wanted to just keep herself busy and she'd deal with all the confusing stuff one at a time later. Just like Mom used to say: How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time.