[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/FM92P8l.png[/img] [h1][color=ed145b][b]Sarah[/b][/color][/h1][/center] The trip had taken quite a bit, the young girl getting a bit winded after all that walking, but the thought of someone there, waiting for her with the key to her past kept her walking briskly forwards. Not to mention she's been getting a little anxious for some company; she hasn't seen anyone since she first woke up, and it was getting kind of lonely. Even if they only talked for a bit, it would help her feel better. As it turns out, she didn't have to search long. At the mouth of the skull-shaped cave was a squat and heavyset man, with thick beard and piercing gaze from his one eye. She pauses for a second, before stepping forwards to meet him. [quote] After a few, long moments the girl finally arrived, huffing a little from the effort. [color=87cefa]"Well now, hello.... Oracle."[/color] The girl looked a little fazed but was polite. Pip made a few sounds and stood up, [color=87cefa]"Be calm Pip, be calm"[/color] the small animal sat back down. Kensu took another long draw from his pipe, [color=87cefa]"I am Kensu Thunderfist, Wizard of the Island and Keeper of the.... well, of you I guess."[/color] A smile touched his lips. [color=87cefa]"You've been asleep for a long time girl, I cannot say if you've ever been awake. Welcome, to our world."[/color][/quote] Sarah pauses, and then speaks up. [color=ed145b]"Thank you, Kensu... kind sir,"[/color] Sarah says with a bow. [color=ed145b]"My name is Sarah - or I think that's my name. It's a pleasure to meet you. And no, I don't recall... anything really. Just... glimpses of things. "I... I have so many questions to ask... "Though I might want to start by asking; was your house in the village? I kind of ate someone's roast fish, but I was hungry... I-I didn't mean to steal anyone's food..."[/color] [quote] [color=87cefa]"Hello Sarah, I'm glad you ate. That was to be my dinner, but you are welcome to it."[/color][/quote] [color=ed145b]"Ah! I didn't know it was your food! I'm sorry!"[/color] Sarah says as she blushes hard and gives a sharp bow. She breathes a sigh of relief when he seems okay with it. [color=ed145b]"So what happened to the village? There's nobody there. It's supposed to have people, right?"[/color] [quote] [color=87cefa]"The village was attacked. It happened last night. I was in this cave, just there, mapping and searching. When I returned to the village all my people were gone,"[/color] his voice choked just a little, but he worked hard to control his emotions. [color=87cefa]"That is why I am here, and that is what puts us in the precarious position we find ourselves in right now."[/color][/quote] [color=ed145b]"Oh,"[/color] Sarah says, her face going a bit pale. [color=ed145b]"I'm very sorry to hear that, sir Kensu. I hope they're alright..."[/color] [quote] [color=87cefa]"Thank you, that's very kind. I'll tell you, inside of the caves is a weapon, a sword, said to harness the very thunder from the sky. I myself have worked hard to understand this force of our world, but I have only been so successful. With the sword hidden in this caves depths, well, truth be told I don't know what it will do, but our legends tell us that it is part of mecha left over from the old ones, and that it has incredible power."[/color][/quote] [color=ed145b]"It's not on the map back on town, is it?"[/color] she asks. [color=ed145b]"I've read the map quickly and memorized it, but I didn't see any clues as to the sword's location."[/color] [quote=@Maglar] [color=87cefa]"HAHAHAA!! That map has been my burden to make over the last 20 years! Memorized it you say? Well, that's quite a fete, maybe your kind will live up to the myths after all."[/color] Kensu smiled and toked on his pipe. [/quote] [color=ed145b]"That's very generous of you, sir,"[/color] she says with a blush. [color=ed145b]"Right now, I'm just a lost girl with so many questions, and I'm not even sure what my purpose is. I'm going to need some time to fulfill whatever is expected of me - but rest assured I'll do my best."[/color] [quote=@Maglar] [color=87cefa]"You speak wisdom. I have been in the depths of these caves as far as I can imagine to go, but I've never found the sword. I... I don't even know where there is left to look."[/color] He dropped his hands to his lap, he let his countenance fall, [color=87cefa]"I will stay and guard the cave. I do not know where the mist came from, but I have my suspicions. Maybe, if you find the sword, you can save us all."[/color] [color=orangered]"Brup.. rup! Brrup!"[/color] chimed Pip. Kensu smiled. [color=87cefa]"Pip will join you, he has been with me through these caves and he will light your way. I wish you a safe journey, and when you get back, I'll have you more fish."[/color] Kensu couldn't help it, he felt something of a grandfatherly affection for the girl. He hoped this would be different from the boy from the Leaf shrine, hopefully this Oracle will find the sword, hopefully this young one will stay safe.[/quote] [color=ed145b]"Thank you very much, kind sir Kensu,"[/color] Sarah says with a bow. [color=ed145b]"I'll try and find the sword as quickly as I can."[/color] She follows the dog in, though as she finds herself away from the entrance, she gives into the temptation and gently rubs the dog's fur, feeling how soft and pleasant it is to the touch. She just wants to lift up the dog and cuddle him, but she's not sure how he'd react to a stranger he just met. [color=ed145b]"Come on, Pip,"[/color] she tells the dog, [color=ed145b]"let's get started. Maybe we'll be able to find that sword quickly..."[/color]