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The utter bareness of the room made Imalessa uneasy. She was used to having many hiding places and perches among the branches, just as she was used to the steady weight of her bow on her back. Its absence was painfully noticeable, and she wished she had brought it with her. The idea of carrying a weapon into the castle, though, had set her on edge. She had been unsure how they would react to a strange half-elf, especially one who was armed.

As she stepped past the threshold, the other half-elven warrior gave her a small nod. She did not return it. These people were new to her. Regardless of the fact this woman obviously shared her heritage, she didn't know who she could trust. Though she suspected she would be more at ease once she returned to the forest. She wouldn't let her guard down, no, but maybe she would feel comfortable enough to feel out the rest of the company.

Her eyes scanned the room. She had only been around the race of men and elves, her father being the only full-blood elf she'd ever met, though she had heard tales of dwarves. The tiefling, dragonborn, and minotaur appeared dangerous, and Imalessa knew they could be, but it was the others that truly set her on edge. She knew enough about wolves to know that they weren't always grizzled and bloodthirsty. Sometimes they were calm, sleek and beautiful. It was those you had to watch out for.

She moved to the edge of the room, keeping mostly to herself, and listened as the masked man - Nathaniel - spoke. The idea of yet another joining them bothered her. Not just because it was another person she would have to watch out for but because the trees would not like it. The forest did not like strangers trampling over their earth and leaves and twigs. Her sisters thought she was crazy, they thought something had broken inside her when her father had died. Maybe they were right. Maybe she only thought she could hear the trees because her father had loved them so dearly. But they were not of elven blood; they were fully human.

Imalessa shook her head almost imperceptibly. The forest would not like this.