Inessa nods, expression softening a little as considers that's said. "That's a fear I would rather not live with as well, so I understand." That he's self-aware is a good sign, but if he's not comfortable she won't push for it. Besides, the whole idea is a great what-if, right now.

"There are an overabundance of locations which have been rendered hellish or already were, it's true. We go where we're needed, but saying that doesn't make it any easier to deal with one such area after another." She glances around the inn, pleasantly lit and lacking in blight wolves. "I have no complaints about what I've seen of Amaranthine, though. Does Nathaniel's sister still live here?"