Vivian must have fallen into a deeper sleep than she intended. She shifted lightly in her sleep as hoofbeats approached the grove, not even coming to full consciousness. A light snore lifted from her lips, which is unlike elves. She was startled awake to a voice yelling "Hey! Who are you?" She jumped to her feet immediately, drawing her sword. Steel eyes scanned the forest before determining the presence may not be as big a threat as she thought. Sheathing her sword she turned to the other elf and dwarf who had entered the clearing.
"Hi, I'm sorry if I was rude, I must have fallen asleep. I'm Vivian of the Kolinci village. She nodded. She was on high alert now that people were arriving, this grove was technically forbidden, but the spirit had given them no choice.
"I have no idea why she had us meet here, but I suspect because it is hidden and private from others who would overhear. But you're right, a drink would be nice about now." She responded to the dwarf's comment. She leaned against the tree, still standing. Closing her eyes she thought of Emma and her parents. A small smile played on her lips as she pictured Emma running through the forest, climbing trees and jumping from the limbs. She always was a risk taker, no care at all what would happen if she were to fall. She stiffened as she heard another being nearing, interrupting her thoughts. Steel eyes met Zav's.
"Last I heard, there was supposed to be six of us, not four. And we're to await further instruction from this spirit." she replied in a sarcastic tone.
Great, someone who's clearly ill-experienced and unprepared. Did he not think this would be long and difficult? Or that it would be anything but fun? she thought, not impressed with Zav's demeanor. She tried to give him the benefit of the doubt, but she was tired and grouchy from her long journey.
"Where are you all from? Did you have to travel far? she asked the group. She figured they would have to get to know each other and trust each other pretty fast if what the spirit said were true.
"It took me a full days worth of flying as fast as I could to get here, and on little sleep. I'm sorry I snapped, Zav." She answered her own question, throwing in an apology. She didn't want to give the wrong impression the anyone she could be trusting her life to in a short while.