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Despite having a smile plastered onto his face the entire meeting, Collin's grip tightened around the hilt of his sword involuntarily the moment Alulim mentioned he was of Auranium descent. Claiming to have any relation to the Auranium at all was incredibly destructive and foolhardy, especially here.

Collin's eyes watched and waited for the response of Zyren and Leyna in an attempt to gauge the situation. Immediately he could see their faces troubled with growing doubt. In his mind he had to agree to Leyna's assessment on some small part, but ironically he didn't care all that much. With a look back at the rest of the group he chuckled to himself as his body eased, aren't we all untrustworthy in some way?

Looking quietly impressed, Collin watched as the princess stood between Zyren and Alulim, despite Ravina's obvious fears she was still taking steps forwards. Compared to when he saw her cowering behind Zyren in the previous engagement, it seemed as though she had finally formed some sort of resolution at least. Gesturing with one arm out as if he where offering a gift, Collin approached Zyren. "Her highness is right, we don't have time. The rest of us need to gather necessities for the journey ahead also. If Mr Residuum was a real threat he could've killed the princess back when the assassins appeared" He said with a reassuring smile before shooting Leyna with another grin, "And perhaps Mr Residuum will be able to provide more crucial information, like what the Auranium's plans are, and how we can make counter measures". He had to admit, he took some small joy from simply opposing the otherwise stern Leyna.

"In anycase, we need to discuss our objectives though, you have yet to tell us where you want us to go. I assume you have a plan for us other than blindly fleeing? There are other facts we could benefit from knowing also, like are there any hidden escape routes from the castle? Ways out of the city people few people know about?"