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She has never been able to talk to anyone or at least to know names in Zold until now. Rayne was open and willing to meet new people. She was rather excited about it too and she could not suppress the eager of it that she began to bounce happily as she walked.

For had been in slumber centuries long, Rayne missed the warmth of the world. Familiar faces were long gone, and some of them died young. They died innocent- the 'necessary' casualties during war between greed men and forsaken desire for power. Humans sickened her sometimes, so much she wanted to just, continue sleeping until every last of men extinct, but she couldn't. She cannot do such things because if she did, the world will tip and descend into the abyss of destruction.

It sounds serious, doesn't it? Well, that was what going on in her mind but not right now. Now, she felt like gliding over rainbow of joy to be able to enjoy taste buns and breads from the bakery shop the woman was kindly enough to invite her to while waiting for the rain to stop. Oh thank you rain!

She gasped and wiped her mouth a bit. Nervous laughs heard from the ravenette as she muttered to herself, "I think I drooled just from the delicious smell I caught from inside the shop!" She eyed the shop in awe for few seconds and then headed inside, only to miss the newly met 'friend' by few paces.

Her eyes hurried to the counter, where the light haired woman greeted an individual who appeared to be the shop owner. She assumed that at first until she grabbed an apron, which made Rayne tilted her head a bit in wonder.

“Sitting out in the rain again, Sanibelle? Looks like you have an outsider as well,”
The older woman spoke and at the end of her friendly greeting, she mentioned of an outsider. Rayne sprung her head, got stiff just a moment and bowed politely. Okay, it was not a custom for people in this era to bow even if it was to show respect. Centuries ago, bowing was one of the few things she had to do upon meeting new acquaintances.

Smile. Bow. Say how do you do.

She has not forgotten it at all, and that made her chuckled inside. Old Teresa must be feeling proud of her now. She tried not to diminish her smile over a sudden feel of bitterness upon remembering her stern but also caring tutor. She closed her eyes, took a small breath and opened them back to offer a warm smile. "How do you do?"

”She’s here to get some supplies and doesn’t fare the rain like we do,”

Eh? Rayne blinked and stared at the new companion of her with shocking looking eyes. What? She turned back to the older woman and defended herself, "I.. It is not like that. I didn't see it coming." She was not good at arguing, and pretty much made herself looked even lamer now. Rin frightened her.

It reminded her of the day she woke up alone in the shire.

"You’re from Chrysos then?"

Rayne turned her attention to the new acquaintance.

"I’ve never been outside of Zold, but I’ve it’s a nice place full of rich and elegant people. But then again, those are all just personal accounts of people who are able afford an escort . Yes, I’ve been living in this city for 20 years. I work in my family business of clothes, shoes and hat making. Zold does have friendly people unless someone pushes their buttons wrong. It’s a treat kind of to have outsiders show up, because there are people who do talk ill of us...but at the same time, I feel like that’s pretty common. So much gossip and lies. It’s kind of sad really… Lies and gossip shouldn’t stop one from seeing a city or a new place,"

The black-haired minstrel stayed quiet to hear on her speak about her life and the city she lived in. She wanted to say something, at least to ease something she sensed as unsettling feeling and negative perception about others. But again, arguing was not her best skill. So simply nodded like a good kid does when his mother talks, trying her best to get every word she said into her brain.

“Eat up, it’ll keep you warm dearies, it’s on the house.”

The Hermes stood straight and smiled from ear to ear, which somewhat creepy but also silly to see. She bowed her head a bit to thank the lady before she walked away. She closed her eyes and took a deep breathe in. The sweet smell of pastry tickled its way through her smelling sense, but it was not as delicious as the smell of the warm and newly made soup. She giggled, wiggling a bit on her seat, and muttered in joy, "thanks for the food!"

The tastes has totally warped her to a different world now. She could only feel the warm of the soup sliding down her throat with this thick taste of meat and spices. God, is this a heaven food? She could not stop laughing over the great feeling!

”My name is Sanibelle Greenwood. What’s yours?”

She coughed a bit, wiped her mouth with a nearby napkin and smiled at Sanibelle. "Forgive my rudeness. I'm Rayne Hermes." She laughed a bit. She settled her back against the chair and tapped a finger in the air. "And actually I'm not from Chrysos. I live with my guardian in Lilla and I travel around so..." Her smile softened a bit.

"I live outside Raduga, as the matter of fact." She continued to feed herself.

((JEN, YOU MADE THIS POST LONGER THAN I HOPED!))

Liyana's saying was ultimate. She could not say 'no' or 'but' to the older woman, who seemed more like mother than a guardian. She did not look any older than Rayne, but the Lilla residents rumored her to have lived in the city for decades. Being a strain must be hard for her, or so she thought. It seemed after decades staying in the purple clan land, Liyana earned trophies of respects and solitude- not that she needed them, she said. But the again, those things do come in handy especially with her status being a strain with rare power to foresee future and predict someone's desire in life.

Liyana told her to go back home now. Rayne was not quite sure of what she heard and asked her why, only to receive a hand-fan smack on her head. She groaned and rubbed her head while her eyes angrily stared at the female strain. The smack may sound loud and painful, but for a silvery like her, it meant nothing. It was just like strong wind hit her. Liyana did not say anything and simply walked away from her. The young girl pouted. She was unhappy about this, but regardless, she has to obey. There must be a reason for her to have to go back right now. She opened the shop door, causing small bells attached at the top of the wood to jiggle, and headed out. Her eyes looked up at the sky, mesmerized by small white clouds that rowed along the sea-like sky. She inhaled as deep as she could and exhaled.

Fresh!

Walking distance from the tarot reading shop and their house took only couple of minutes, but she often took a detour- visited a local shop for a small box of prawn balls, stopped by the shrine and then, finally, headed the right way back to home. Well, Liyana's home. She was not sure if that was her home sweet home to. She remembered her home and it was destroyed long time ago. She pushed a small prawn ball into a mouth, making her cheeks looked like an expanded balloon. Her eyes observed the surrounding, trying to get some feeling of nostalgic to be walking back to the small house she lived, but there was nothing. She sat down in front of the house entrance.

Liyana said she should try and find her clansmen. What will happen after she finds them? No- what will they do if they found out the new king was a girl? She would not want to disappoint her brother! But now she felt disappointed of herself.

She muttered, "I wish I was a boy..." She scooped another prawn ball into her mouth and chewed.