It didn't take a moment for Ashelia to realize the young man wasn't following her. Perhaps I should have spent more time at the house, calming down... Ashelia did not tend to make good decisions when she got wound up. The first 'hero' I meet and he's a child...

She took a deep breath and waded back into the crowd. It didn't take long to find the young man again. "My apologies, young man, I forget myself. I simply wish to speak. I...appeared at the Fire Crystal this morning as well." She looked expectantly at Naruto.