Anise stood between the newly returned lantern bearer and Reus. The red light of the stranger's lantern clashed with the blue light of Anise's lantern. She could feel her shattered lantern's desire to join with the Fire Lantern. The sensation was so strong that she had a hard time telling which feelings were hers and which ones were the Dragon's. She cleared her throat in order to help her clear her own thoughts, but to no avail.

Anise did not reach out with the Spirit Lantern's power to connect with the stranger's mind for fear of the Dragon attempting to do something through the connection. The lady seemed just as confused as she was when she first arrived in the Forest. Anise still felt mixed feelings. [b]"Y-You won't hurt Reus again, will you?"[/b] She lifted the hawk mask off of her face and let it rest on the top of her head. The change in the clarity of her vision disoriented her for a brief moment.

The sixteen year-old's dress was in tatters barely covering anything that needed to be covered, total strips missing from the bottom. She wore a belt that was tightened all the way to the max and had an empty sword scabbard on it. Tied to the belt opposite of the scabbard was a rabbit mask. Her shoulder-length brown hair had twigs and knots in it from getting snagged. Her feet were bare and raw from the constant use. Her expression was one of cautious worry. 

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