[ Not paying attention to her jewel may come back to bite him (ha), but Mary hopes that it won't come to that. She's still getting used to using magic anyway. ]

Ah, a word, if you please.

[ Mary motions for Damon to follow her so that they are out of earshot of the two natives. ]

I urge you to think of how a Stranger attacking a member of the Blood and a landen will reflect on our image and what we are trying to accomplish here.

[ In a word? Badly. ]