-- You have unparalleled timing. I was hoping to run into you, thank fuck I finally have! Excuse us. [Said a tall, confident, pointed-ear man who appeared to be armed only with a warm smile; the sort of grin that invited you to feel the heat of a midmorning sun with him. He took her by the arm, his pace immune to hesitation, and led her away from the fluster of strangers and their stranger questions.

Only when he was confident they remained out of earshot did Ishaq Duvainor turn to the damsel he just rescued.]

Thought you needed a breather.