It didn’t take very long for the girl to answer the door and introduce herself. Being inside a home like this usually felt constricting to Kiara, but at that moment she was too hyped on adrenaline to care. In fact, her thoughts were bouncing all over the place it was hard to even pay attention to what was being said. When had she brought a bow out? Kiara looked at it curiously before picking it up and drawing the string back, testing. 

“I’ve never used a bow either, but I think I’d like to learn.” It certainly did appeal to her. After all, it would allow her to stay behind in the shadows or in trees or anywhere else where she was hidden. She wouldn’t be required to be up close and personal with anything that could kill her. That was a definite bonus. Her aim, she wasn’t sure about, but Kiara was sure she could figure that out sooner or later. If her lucky shot was anything to go off, she could be a decent archer if she put enough time into it. It also would give her something that would focus her mind, much like dancing.

She was so enthralled by the bow that she almost didn’t hear the question posed or see the food being brought out. Quickly, Kiara laid the bow back down and took the plate. Normally, she would be so hungry that she would devour it, but after seeing everything today, she found her appetite was gone. Pushing around the food on her plate disinterested, she decided to answer Xia’s question instead. “I need money. All I had was in that town, and now it’s gone. I’ll go anywhere that they will pay me for my dancing.” [i]And somewhere with enough shadows that I can go around unnoticed at night,[/i] she thought to herself.