Claire smiled at Adam. "Thanks," she said cheerfully, then walked through. Aria followed her, albeit hesitantly. She had never really liked getting dirty, though after exiting, the familiar let out a surprised mrrow at not having any sand on her fur at all. Claire looked at Aria and laughed upon hearing this. "Yeah, it's kinda weird, huh?" she asked, then looked up. She was just outside the palace door, tall walls of stone rising up around her. Claire walked through, and her footsteps echoed on the floor. She walked for a short while, heading for the study, when she heard sounds coming from the training room. "I guess I was wrong," she said, then chuckled. A moment later, Claire reached the room and pushed open the door. "Hi, Dad!" she said, smiling widely at him and waving, but staying out of the way. "I wanted to ask, would it be okay if I paid the Earth Deity a visit? I ran into him and some others on my fly, and he said he was having a bit of an issue. I think it was Dark Elves? Anyway, he needed some help keeping them out, and asked if the people there could help. Can I go?"