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[h1][color=ed145b]Sarah[/color][/h1]

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When Tornel prepares a second strike, Sarah stiffens, Pip growling in her hands. For a moment, she considers drawing her sword and fighting Tornel, but then she remembers the King is still there, and she doesn't want to endanger him. She's not sure what to do about Tornel wanting to kill her, though, as he seems convinced she's a threat to the King.

However, the King's angry response - and the timely arrival of another knight - seemed to defuse the situation, and forced Tornel onto the back foot. Sarah couldn't help but wince when the King smacked Tornel; even though Tornel was just threatening to kill her, she feels that it wasn't seemly of the king to get physical like that, plus she felt pity for Tornel, whose dignity was damaged by that. Even though he attacked her and Pip.

[color=orangered]Pip, however, held no sympathy, growling at Tornel until he leaves, giving an angry little snort when the Wizard had left.[/color]

Sarah breathes a sigh of relief when Tornel leaves. She just wishes the whole thing hadn't escalated so badly. Why did he believe she was a servant of Draygon? What had she done wrong?

When the Knight introduces his guests, Sarah waves to them.

[color=ed145b]"Hello, I'm Sarah, a pleasure to meet you,"[/color] she says.

[hider=descriptions]To Stephanie, Sarah seems to be a pink-haired girl of 18 years old, a bit tall for her age, and with bright green eyes. She's carrying a [url=https://i.imgur.com/nY69vsZ.jpg?1]small dog, similar to a corgi[/url] with shiny bits attached, and they seem a bit scuffed up, as though they've been hit by a small explosion - which she probably heard on her way up. The dog seems in better condition than Sarah.[/hider]

For Sarah, seeing Stephanie in those clothes... it stirs something deep within her. A memory? More like a glimpse of one, a flash of recognition that fades away almost before it registers. She remembers the tube from her nightmare in the caverns under the influence of the miasma. She remembers vaguely seeing figures outside her tube, in similar designs.

Or is she just imagining things? The memory flashed by too quickly to examine.

[color=ed145b]"I'm... I'm not sure why he thought we were servants of Draygon,"[/color] Sarah says with a shrug. Then she notices the dog in her arms start fidgeting. [color=ed145b]"Uh, Pip, what are you doing...? Pip?!"[/color]

[color=orangered]Pip jumps out of New Master's arms, and trots over to the newcomers. The Knight he gives a quick sniff, but more out of mild curiosity than anything. The boy with him he gives a bit more interest, circling him once or twice as he sniffs his feet and legs. Clearly an outsider, from a distant village, but any uniqueness to his scent seems to have rubbed off from the third one, a girl.

Sniffing the girl gives more intriguing results. She smells... unique. Somehow it's similar to New Master's scent, but different in a way. He circles the raven-haired girl a few times, sniffing curiously, before looking up at her, tilting his head with a curious whine, then barking cheerfully and panting.[/color]

[color=ed145b]"So sorry about that,"[/color] Sarah says, walking over to pick up the over-eager dog. [color=ed145b]"Pip's very excitable, and I've only had him for a short while now..."[/color]