Trix smiled at the woman's compliments, a touch of color rising in her cheeks, [color=f6989d][i][b]"You're too kind, there's really nothing to it."[/b][/i][/color] Trix stood up, offering a hand to help Rilana up, [color=f6989d][i][b]"Lets go Remilia, Remus, time to eat."[/b][/i][/color] She walked at a sauntering gait, glad the stressful moments of the day had seemed to pass, enjoying the sunlight on her arms and face. [color=f6989d][i][b]"I think we have black and some brown ones, I'm not really too sure. We don't really get bears near my village, it's mostly farmland and the Ruby River. I bet white bears are really pretty to look at. Are most things white in the Frostfell?"[/b][/i][/color]  

Part of Trix longed to travel, to see other places she'd only heard rumors about. But, she couldn't. She had a business that wasn't paid off, she had a home, she had family here. She would be here for the entirety of her life she imagined. It was a bit disheartening, especially being alone. She'd probably eventually give in and just marry Edoward. He was young, nice, not ugly, and was a knight, the most respectable position. They'd have a comfortable life, have children, grow old, retire out here. She had no desire to live in the cutthroat business empire of the capital. 

But all of that was so... safe. Guaranteed. Another part of her wanted something more than just what was to be. Something not so... boring. But what else was there? She didn't have lines of suitors like other women, nor was there anyone that had caught her eye. She was a bit thin, sure, but she had good birthing hips, but more so than that, she was smart, nice, successful in her own right. Why had only Edoward noticed her then?

She envied Rilana. She was beautiful in every definition of the word, was successful and could travel as she saw fit. She wasn't anchored down anywhere or to anything. And she could have anyone she wanted. But Trix tried to steer her mind away from such lamentations, [color=f6989d][i][b]"So what sort of things should I do to help these two become better guard dogs? I have a good sized piece of land, fenced in, for my gardens, so space won't be a problem. And... oh!"[/b][/i][/color] They'd arrived at the bear ranch, and the bears therein weren't really brown or black, but rather a rusty red hue, like many species of critter native to the area. They were quite large, roughly the same size as the browns to the north, though not the whites. Most of them seemed to be in various states of napping in their pen, that had many trees and the like within its high fences, viewing slats letting onlookers see the critters. 

The smell of cooking meat quickly drew Trix and her grumbling stomach over to the small stand, where a portly woman with a broad smile was cooking. [color=fdc68a][i][b]"Wha can ah ge ya loves? Ah got some fine steaks with eh mushroom gravy."[/b][/i][/color] Trix ordered two of these, and was handed them on wooden plates, with some cutlery, [color=fdc68a][i][b]"Ah'll be wantin them back if ya please."[/b][/i][/color] The herbalist nodded with a smile, handing Rilana a plate, moving to a finely carved table with bench seats nearby. [color=f6989d][i][b]"Do you have many animals back home that you train? Maybe staying with someone special?"[/b][/i][/color]