"A legend, huh?" Addel looked at her skeptically. "We could use more legends than. Still though, you haven't really given me a straight answer to my questions. But..." He looked around, noticing the confident expressions on his men's faces. "You seem to be a positive influence, so I'll overlook your shady background for now." 

He smiled. "Besides, once I see you on the battlefield and who you're truly fighting for, I think I can trust you just a bit more.

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Mary's eyes clouded with confusion. "Blood? Does everything bleed?" Hesitating, she slowly moved her legs in front of her, letting Justin see the wound on her ankles more closely now. True, she didn't feel pain. To her, it was just...there. The blood had just decided to leak out on its own. To feel pain was an alien concept to her.

"So you're a nature spirit, huh? I always pictured you guys to look like faeries or something," she said absentmindedly.