[h3][color=00a651]Meirin Kurenai[/color][/h3]

Smiling at Ssarak's short story, Meirin decided to tell her own, taking Ssarak's suggestion to ignore their previous business for Uicle. [color=00a651]"I actually never has seen a butterfly before I arrived to the college. I have, however, seen many moths back at the monastery. They aren't as vibrant as butterflies are, but the ones back at home seemed to glow in the dark and provided peaceful ambiance at night."[/color] Meirin looked at the butterfly, careful not to scare it. She raised her own finger to Ssarak's, touching the tip to form a bridge for the bug to cross. Slowly it walked over onto Meirin's hand before flying off abruptly.

Ssarak seemed to be a stranger to these lands much like Meirin. But unlike her, Meirin only knew about her home and a bit of the college. Most of Djarkel was still unknown to her, and she only knows certain things thanks to travelers and caravans. She was much more isolated then she lets on. Despite that however, Djarkel was still her home, and she knew enough about it to see past it's dark exterior and see the value underneath. [color=00a651]"Nature back at Djarkel tends to be dark, but there is something amazing hidden within. When I first entered the forest near my home I'll admit I never really found much interest in the tress or bushes. Of the few plants I knew about, each were beautiful in their own way, but also poisonous to life. I had figured that nature wasn't as serene and beautiful as art depicts, simply a different shade of savagery."[/color]

Picking up one of the cupid roses Meirin noted some thorns on it. This brought a smile to her face as she handed it to Ssarak. [color=00a651]"But therein lies a certain beauty taught only in Djarkel. To never judge based solely on one's appearance. As i grew older and wiser, I went into the forest again and this time I could see how life flourished inside of it. The animals were not just beasts who lived and died, but also worked to improve their lives. Insects made their homes, deer learned where to find new food, wolves learned new ways to hunt, and even foxes started to take notice of my humble home. Even plants began to learn and grow in accordance to new things, such as my presence or travelers. Before I saw only a gloomy trees and boring bushes. But now I can see life in the nature, see how it works and wonder how it came to be."[/color] Sighing Meirin thought of home. She missed the roaring waterfall just a couple hundred feet from her room. The morning mist that blanketed the mountain. The frigid breeze that made her body brace. Darkel wasn't the kindest place, but it made her value what little she could get.

Turning back towards Ssarak Meirin realized that she started to ramble. Wanting to quickly ignore her mishap she faced Ssarak. [color=00a651]"What about you Ssarak? What's it like in the Scorched Lands?"[/color] Meirin herself only heard about the place through second-hand stories. All she could say she knew was that the Scorched Lands have many great clans that rule over it, and that it's a dry land with a large volcano in it. Like Yarosmere, but replacing the sand with ash. At least that's what Meirin knows.