[center][h1][color=gold]Ava Chaelamin[/color][/h1][/center]

Ava’s head perked up slightly when he prevented her from taking off his cloak, a slight shade of pink going across her face when he spoke after pulling the cloak’s hood over her head, appreciative of his kindness, although she was still feeling guilty for putting them in that situation moments earlier. She simply gave a nod and then began heading towards the southern exit when he told her he would meet her there, glancing at the festival decorations as she passed by, she wished that they could stay in the town and enjoy the festival, but knew it wouldn’t be a good idea, at least not whilst there was a potential threat for them there.

When she arrived at the exit’s gate, she couldn’t help but admire the sunset that was coming over the land, the yellow orb in the sky that was the sun made the rest of the space around it various hues of red, blue and orange, even making it seem a bit pink, she was amazed that nature could create such beautiful things. A small bird that was nearby flew to her, landing on her shoulder as it chirped in her ear, [color=gold]“Well hello there little friend, have you come to enjoy the sunset with me?”[/color] She asked the small avian creature to which it responded with a few more chirps, tilting it’s head back and forth at her as though it was trying to understand her before it flew away, a slight smile coming across her face as she watched it become smaller in the distance.

As quickly as her thoughts went away from admiring the sunset, they came back just as fast, how she had practically been helpless when it came to the men who attacked her and how even now, if she had a do over, she knew she wouldn’t be able to harm them. It frustrated her because she had a feeling this journey would be long and she would eventually need to fight, but she didn’t like to fight or to hurt others, at the same time however, if she didn’t, what would happen to her new companion if he was in a bind like she had been?

Her thoughts felt like they were racing a million miles a minute, [i]I don’t know what to do, I want to be useful, but-[/i] her thoughts were interrupted when Terrin spoke to her, Ava shaking her head slightly as she came back to reality, [color=gold]“Oh, that’s alright, I had just been enjoying the sunset, it’s really quite beautiful.”[/color] She spoke with a smile coming across her face once more. When he spoke to her again and then pulled out the necklace, her eyes were widened in surprise, [i]How did he know I wanted that necklace?[/i] Ava asked herself in her thoughts. 

[color=gold] “Oh, well that’s very kind of you, but you didn’t hav-”[/color] She spoke up before being interrupted as Terrin approached her, a touch of crimson appearing on her cheeks when he removed the hood and then placed the necklace on her, once more unable to stop herself from smiling as she gently touched the pendant. [color=gold]“It’s what I had wanted at that shop, thank you.”[/color] She merely responded as she kept her gaze fixated on the small piece of metal.

Her gaze on the necklace was torn when he mentioned a storm coming followed by the sound of thunder. She glanced back to the north and saw a storm beginning to approach from them and hastily made off with Terrin away from the town, she knew how fast a storm could catch up to the two of them and she doubted with her still being injured that they’d get very far before they would have to stop on her account.

Ava toughed it out best she could for an hour or two, but eventually her sore stomach got the better of her and she had to stop; she felt the strong winds of the storm hit her as it got closer to them. [color=gold]“I’m sorry, I don’t mean to hold us up, I just need a few seconds.”[/color] Ava said as she rested against a tree, her hand resting atop her stomach. Based on how sore her stomach was, she was guessing that it was already bruising, she started to lower the top of her dress to check her stomach but quickly halted herself before it made it past her chest when she remembered that Terrin was there with her.

Another shade of crimson hit her cheeks as she got up and then turned away from him, [color=gold]“Um...please don’t look at me for a few seconds, I just need to check my injury.”[/color] She said to him as she relied on the cloak on her back to conceal what she was about to do. She felt her cheeks burn and her heart race as she began pulling the top of the dress down until it rested on her waist and she could see her stomach; shades of blue and purple already forming on the skin, [i]Just great...well I figured that was going to be the case based on this pain,[/i] her inner voice said to her.

A sharp gust of wind brushed past them, beginning to lift the cloak up but was promptly grabbed by Ava when she felt it starting to rise, once more her cheeks turned a crimson color. Thankfully the only thing that had been revealed was her bare back and she speedily put the top of her dress back on herself once the wind died down. She then faced Terrin once more, her cheeks still flushed and then sat down against the tree again, hovering her hand over her stomach as the mark on her arm lit up through the small piece of fabric tied to her arm and a small amount of light appeared in her hand, beginning to heal her bruised stomach.

The light she produced didn’t last long however, she was still exhausted from the day’s earlier events and didn’t have the energy to fully heal herself. Most of the bruising on her stomach had gone away, but if looked at under the fabric of her dress, there was still a shade of yellow on the skin and was still a tad sore, but she could manage with that at least. Ava’s fatigue was finally catching up with her, she was ready to fall asleep right there when she felt a cold drop of water hit her nose, she glanced up and saw the deep gray clouds in the darkening sky. First it was light rain that came down and then it became heavy and although the trees provided decent cover from the downpour, some of the rain still made it through and they’d be drenched if they didn’t find some shelter soon.