[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/mkFbcLS.png[/img][img]https://i.imgur.com/c5i0HyX.png[/img][/center][sub][color=silver]T I M E :[/color]   One Week After Human Arrival
[color=silver]L O C A T I O N :[/color] Seaside Park, Port10
[color=silver]I N T E R A C T I O N S :[/color] [@JJ Doe], [@Conscripts]
T A G S :    [@JJ Doe] ,   [@Conscripts][/sub]
[color=silver][sub]E Q U I P M E N T :[/sub][/color][hider=][sub]N/A[/sub][/hider]
 

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	[color=silver]Where was the stillness she once knew? The calm had been crumpled, and a dark scratching feeling was clawing at her chest. And yet... Vasco's arms dripped around her and melted as quickly as they came, leaving her in a small spell.

	[color=93d8f1]"Keep your dirty paws to yourself, Vasco!"[/color] Rowan snapped at the human. The silver in his eyes was piercing. [color=93d8f1] "My sister is very susceptible. Allow her a moment, at least. "[/color] He let out one of his heavy breaths.  He wanted to strike Vasco and give him a warning for daring to get so close to Aurora. [color=93d8f1] "And one more thing: have some empathy. Zara was our friend."[/color] He felt himself squeezing the word [i]friend[/i] from his mouth, but it fell out nonetheless. 

	Rowan wanted to add more to the verbal combat, but he resisted. He opted to ignore some of the self-deprecating side commentary, as true as it was. Vasco was far more unhealthy mentally than Zara. How his sister kept up such a decent facade was beyond him. He feared that she was too weak to be here. 
	
	The light elf stood up and held out a hand to Aurora. [color=93d8f1] "Here, sister. He didn't hurt you, did he?"[/color]

	Aurora looked up at him. Her eyes seemed to have stopped crying for a moment, but her lips were still gently trembling. Rowan helped her onto her feet and shot Vasco a side glare. [color=93d8f1] "Touch her again like that, and we [i]will[/i] be replacing you."[/color] As his sister stood up, Rowan hugged her against his chest for several seconds. 

	[color=93d8f1]"Yes, Barrock. We will need to go into the woods to begin training, but first, we should find a place to stay for the night -- a place that is safe and not out in the open. Also, Vasco is right. We should try to find and kill the dark elf who did this."[/color] His silver eyes were digging into the unknown, now. [color=93d8f1] "An eye for an eye... Barrock, my good friend, what do you know about hunting another being?"[/color]

	[color=white] "No one can replace Zara,"[/color] Aurora whispered into her brother.[/color]