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Message: <blockquote data-quote="pathfinderq1" data-source="post: 4434378" data-attributes="member: 48394">Tessa tried to appear unruffled at Avron's outburst, though her thoughts were beginning to agree with Marot's.  How could they trust a man who was that mad, even if he professed an intention to help?  She had borne her own curse long enough, and had studied what little knowledge was available about aberrant dragonmarks, and she knew how often they led to insanity.  She had been sustained by her own faith in the Host, but she knew many others were not so lucky, like their erstwhile companion...The appearance of the shifter was even more unsettling- Tessa's memories of the fight against the were-shifters was still fresh.  As Marot turned his attantion in Avron's direction, tessa very deliberately took a couple of steps so that she was not directly between the two newcomers.  She even ventured a wary smile, but she also raised her shield protectively.  With a quick glance, she looked around at the others for some reaction.  "I'll have to say, your sudden arrival is a bit shocking," she began, speaking to the shifter.  "How long have you been following us, and what do you want?  And just who are you talking to?"  She tried to keep her voice calm and reasonable, but she was a far better scholar than a diplomat.</blockquote>