[ GOD, he's one of those know it all types isn't he, just like her brother!! only, apparently, with a much better sense of humor. alphinaud tries to be funny sometimes, but.. it sure does not suit him. ]

Please, leaf out the jokes, this is no laughing matter.

[ alisaie drives the point of her rapier into the soil for the moment, and rests her basket of nuts against her hip. ]

So you are volunteering to stand here and stare at it for me while I take these nuts back, is that what you are saying?