[color=violet]Valencia Tempest
The Quick-witted Pirate with a Gentle Heart[/color]

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Valencia watched as the bead dissipated before her eyes and blew away in a waft of ash. Cináed's eyes met hers, and Valencia was suddenly very aware of how little space there was between them. Why did she feel so flustered all of a sudden? She folded her arms, ignoring how cold her hands were. Valencia's hands always got cold when she was nervous or uncomfortable, but she'd gotten fairly good at hiding it by folding her arms and sometimes adding a scowl.

[color=orangered][i]"That's not supposed to happen."[/i][/color]

Now that Cináed was looking at Robyn and Caleb rather than straight at her, Valencia let out the breath she hadn't realized she'd been holding and studied the fire-manipulator. This was the first time she'd seen him from such a close distance. 

Valencia had to suppress a laugh. Cináed's hair was, well... fluffy. She supposed that was a valid side effect from drying yourself with magical flames. Valencia also couldn't help noticing how tall he was, and-were his ears [i]pointy[/i]? It was hard to tell beneath that frizzy dark mane. If they were, it wouldn't particularly surprise her, after everything else that had happened here.

[color=violet]"What's supposed to happen, then?"[/color] Valencia questioned, referencing the bead Cináed had touched. [color=violet]"And, for that matter... Are you going to help get us out of this pit and to the village, or did you just fancy the idea of going and getting yourself stuck down here with us?"[/color] Valencia raised her eyebrows expectantly.

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