[ there's a soft noise of agreement, from roy, at riza's first statement. it's disconcerting, but there's not much they can do about it at the moment. roy isn't willing to explore the forest without access to alchemy. nothing puts a forest into submission faster than fire. ]

She's claiming ignorance, and I believe her. [ there's no reason to lie, anyway. ] Some people from the previous Coven asked point-blank if they were working together, and she said she had no idea who Qri was. She seemed surprised that people expected her not to talk to them. And she definitely seems to enjoy the conversation.

[ almost too much, if roy were honest. but, what does he know. he's not exactly a bubbly personality. ]