It was early morning in Mountain City. No one was up yet besides the birds and those unfortunate few that had to get the local coffee shops up and running for the 'get to work' rush. No one else, except Balas. The red-skin gem had just left her room from inside the labyrinthine temple. She was the first, as she often was, to 'get up' in the morning. Not that she slept of course. non of the gems, save for their half-human ones, had to sleep. But Even semi-immortal magical warriors needed alone time. 

She stretched out her back taking in a deep breath of the fresh morning air as she stepped into their rather normal looking lake-house-style living area. She had built it for when Gems she was in charge of were to young or inexperienced to handle living in the temple itself. Without the proper knowledge or strength the temple could be just as dangerous as any mission after all. But her Gems were all at 'journeyman' status now. They could handle the temple well enough, though their rooms were are in the more mundane areas of it of course. So this house had become something of a lounge and meeting area for them since. 

She walked out to the balcony and looked out over the morning scene. It was a bright, clear, sunny morning. The lake looked especially calm this morning as well. "Ah..." Balas said in her slightly accent voice, it was hard to place exactly where the accent came from, but given she had been alive for thousands of years, it was unsurprising she had developed one "What a Lovely morning'...."

A small smirk curled up on her features, a fiery glint shown in her eyes "Just the kind of morning for something big, ugly, and evil to rear its head. Well, only time will tell I guess." She said with a chuckle. She then went inside and proceeded to make pancakes. She had gotten into the habit of cooking up breakfast since she was always the first one out of the temple.