[u][h3][center]Ana of Auroris[/center][/h3][/u]
Ana finished brushing out her hair and tied it up with a spare strip of leather she'd found lying around. She hoped a simple hair band and a hood would keep the howling winds of the King's Pass Mountains from being too much trouble. Next, she threw her satchel over her shoulder and slipped into her knee-high boots. They hissed, glowing bright red, as the enchantment she had placed on them came to life. As difficult as it was to assemble the needed ingredients for the spell, it did keep her feet warm.

[i]The others should be gathered[/i], she thought to herself as she peered out the window and saw watery dawn light breaking over the horizon. Hopefully they would be gathered. She sniffed. At least a few of them held potential, from what she could see. All of them might prove useful in the bowels of the Pass.

Taking a deep breath, she opened the door and strode out of her room. She would see how many chose to join her on her expedition.