That actually was Sila's usual expression when things got serious, but the fact that she was pretty sure James would not recognize her helped.

"Likewise." Lord Dagos said, shaking his hand. Dagos' palms were slightly damp due to a minor spell that kept him from drying out. "I must admit I've been curious to meet one of the 'Heroes of the Final Battle'. Tales of your adventure have even spread to the Undersea kingdoms."

"I helped with that a little." Sila admitted. "What can I say, I like bragging about my Mom and her friends."

Yes it is. My favorite part of all this is casting the NPC's. Well and the PC's.