[Èlise falls silent as she listens. She may not sure this woman's burdens, or her goals, but she knows well what it is like to find herself in opposition to those she cares about.

A foolish monarchy is nothing new, either.]

Your apology is accepted.

[It's over and done with. And she wouldn't ride on the horse of someone she still expected to set her ablaze.]

I was stumbling around like a fool. Did you think I was joking about being lost? [If only.] I haven't spent much time in the woods before.