when i led her through the people, the angry noise began to grow

Ashera isn't exactly sure what she's supposed to do when she spots a big, fairly bewildered-looking man running toward their group - her in particular - calling her name.

"Is he quite alright?" she fields to Mio, reasoning correctly that she of all people would have the best handle on random wandering souls with apparent connections to Ouroboros and their associated party. Mio, in answer, gives the most apprehensively warmhearted look Ashera's ever seen her make: "I think so? But he's, ah...a friend of Nia's, from before."

Ashera's eyebrows wraggle conspiratorially. "The Agnian queen?"

'Twould explain his left eye's gnarly gash...