Aji snapped back to attention when Rujin questioned him. He simply returned her gaze with a smile and held up the sandwich that was already in his hands (or rather, what was left of the sandwich, as he was already in the process of devouring it). If there was anything wrong with him, he wasn't really hinting it off. That was more so probably because there actually wasn't anything wrong right now... mostly. He was still staring at Tamerie most of the time. He hadn't really seen an elf before. That was in between his quick glances to Kaycee though. Curiosity was attacking him more towards her, but for some reason, he felt determined not to show it.

Tamerie snagged another sandwich slice. "So, what's exciting about this place anyway? I don't see what the big fuss is about this dinky old tower." She took a bite of the sandwich and wondered what she would try to steal next. Maybe there was more to this place than she originally thought? Of course there was. It was a wizard's tower. There had to be riches hidden away somewhere.

Rujin smiled back: Being assured your son was alright was comforting. She nodded happily to Aji, and leaned back to against the doorway.
When she heard Tamerie's response, she blinks a bit. "Considering the kinds of rumors that happen just because of me and the purpose of the tower's creation...There's plenty of fuss to make over that alone. This is the dead center of where resources are supposed to be exported, and also where the payments for it is supposed to come in." She held back mention of that someone dragon-blooded and a mage screamed treasure, considering mostly that it'd lay pretty thick stereotyping onto both herself and Aji... "When you get around to rumors and stuff, usually it's best not to actually have the courage or curiosity to figure out....Hype has a thing for overrating. This tower's pretty new, though, mind you."

Aji sits there eating his sandwich. Not really much for him to say or do right now. It wasn't like he knew how the tower was built and stuff. That was mostly done without him anyhow. Heck, he could barely control what power he did have, much less use it to build a tower.