His reaction brings a smile to Mairi's face, and a softness to her chest. Erik would have made an excellent druid in another life, she thinks.

"I appreciate you listening to me, too. This whole thing is such a mess, and the weird tension between Tarantulas and River really doesn't help." She considers this for a moment, then grimaces. "Oh, gods, you're probably in that one even deeper than I am, now that I think about it. What happened, anyway?"