[center][h1][color=violet]Alissa[/color][/h1][/center]

[color=violet]"Partners..."[/color] Alissa said the word as if it were unfamiliar to her tongue. She sat in silence for a while before she spoke again.

[color=violet]"I've been... paired... with two other people before you. The first gave me up for a lost cause on the third day, when he was unable to bring forth my blade. The second left me on the fourth for a more sociable partner. I suppose the most important thing I want to know is, are you going to leave me behind like the others?"[/color] Her voice had an edge to it, but her eyes betrayed a hint of her inner emotions. They were uncertain, afraid even, and confused.