[center][h2][color=greenyellow]Mary Boyce[/color][/h2][/center]

The smug grin slowly vanished from Mary's face as Goldas revealed his true nature by embarrassing his date by publicly telling her off. It was a cruel act to witness, enough so to temporarily suppress Mary's cockiness. But Goldas wasn't just being a jerk to his (ex) girlfriend, but also to the other girl that had come up to the stand with flowers. Phoebe, so he called her, was also a member of Harpy's Wing. Mary's brown eyes drifted back to the girl. While she was unassuming in appearance it was claimed that she could make a match for Mary. The young woman didn't even need to stand up to tell that Phoebe was a head shorter than her on top of being noticeably younger. And considering Mary couldn't feel her magical presence when she wasn't using any spells she felt no compelling reason to believe Goldas.

[color=greenyellow]"Throwing this girl under the bus, eh?"[/color] Mary finally responded after Phoebe defended herself. Her gaze went back to the young man. [color=greenyellow]"You seem like the despicable type. I'm half tempted to put you in timeout for your behavior."[/color] The smirk returned as she finally put her feet on the ground and stood up. Mary was slightly taller than average for women her age, making her comparable in height to Goldas but significantly taller than Phoebe. [color=greenyellow]"You can keep the flowers girl. Phoebe, is it? But it isn't a matter of fighting [i]over[/i] the flowers. You wouldn't have to win, you'd just have to participate. You see, I like beautiful things..."[/color] She placed her left hand on the stand and leaned forward, to allow herself to be closer to the two Harpies. [color=greenyellow]"And few things can match up to the beauty of battle. The exhilarating but fleeting experience is rarely met by conventional things. These flowers, for example, are some of the very few that could be compared. Beauty like this is hard to find."[/color]

Now she stood up straight and crossed her arms under her chest again. [color=greenyellow]"Fighting is never petty, unless it isn't beautiful. There is nothing that isn't worth fighting over. It's like an art. It must be done with grace, creativity, and finesse. But most importantly it must be done with [i]style[/i]."[/color] By now the two Harpies may or may not be tired of Mary's speech, but it wasn't over for them yet. Green vines began to grow from the ground at their feet, coiling around them loosely as they made their way up to chest-height of the two Harpies. They were not wrapped tightly, in fact it was very loose and allowed them mobility. They could even break free relatively easily if they desired. But as soon as the vines stopped growing various flowers began to sprout from the sides, granting the appearance that the two had been covered in flowers up to their necks. [color=greenyellow]"And that is why I challenge your guild to fights when I can. It isn't because I hope for a challenge, it's that I want to [i]show off my beauty[/i]. After all, is it not true that my magic is the most beautiful to behold?"[/color] If the two were patient enough, now the vines would begin to retract back into the ground as if time was being rewinded. It only took a few seconds for them to be completely flower-free, aside from Phoebe who was holding a bouquet of flowers.

[color=greenyellow]"So let me say it again, [i]Gold[/i]... Do you think you can match me? Or is it in your nature to use girls to make up for your ugliness?"[/color] Her last sentence was spoken with a slight tinge of spite, though its primary purpose was to provoke rather than to upset. Goldas has already abused two different girls since Mary has met him so it seemed like an apt insult. One could even take it literally and assume she was talking about the scar on his face, so bonus points for that. While Phoebe would also be a target, being she is also a Harpy, Mary had decided that beating Goldas would be more rewarding. His personality had gotten on her nerves so it was worth letting Phoebe get away if it meant baiting the more annoying Harpy into a fight.