Alexander
**Nighttime had begun to fall in the wild lands of the many forests in Salvainia, the singing of crickets in the air in one specific such woodland as a short woman walked through it. She had two axes at her waist, black boots making a healthy crunch as she stepped along the path, leaves being crushed under her feet. One pale, slender hand went up to her mouth and she yawned loudly, innocently unaware of the dangers that could come with making such a loud noise in the middle of the forest. Well, it was less her being unaware and more her not caring. Bears were her specialty since she was young.**

"Maaah~, I shoulda stayed asleep a lil' longer, probably should 'ave eaten a bit before I left town." **Her stomach growled, scorning her for neglecting it like a father going out to drink some pints with his friends, if the pints were fights and the friends were dangerous animals.**

**The night dragged on with her taking a leisurely walk. She sometimes encountered travellers along this path, though she would be a little more comfortable if tonight she just managed to get her food and be done with it. Again, her stomach voiced it's complaints. The cold wind brushed her hair back as she winced slightly and hugged her own arms.** "Damnit, why'd I choose to go north this time of the year?" **She scratched her ear nervously, looking down at the floor and sniffing the air. She didn't care what she'd find, she wanted a snack right now, something to at least distract her from the cold. Her eyes wandered to a little wriggling in the ground and she crouched besides it, picking it up and staring.** "...I guess you'll do." **Nom.**
Antonio
*In the deadly silence of the Salvainian forests, the quiet disturbed only by the shifting of small beasts and the swaying of flora in the midnight breeze, the knight Elias had very easily heard the goings-on along the path ahead. Though she was aware her attire wasn't exactly covert either, the brazenness of whoever lay ahead disarmed her as she strolled ahead - eyes widening and knees locking at what she saw. While the sight of a young girl eating a worm would amuse most common folk and infuriate most parents, Elias felt a guttural nausea from the sight, unable to stifle the yelp that jumped from her throat, her expression a mix of terror and disgust.*

"By the gods, what are you doing!? Not only is that disgusting, it's dangerous! You don't know where that thing's been, what it's eaten!"

*The knight scolded the stranger as she quickly shuffled over, attempting to slap the worm from her hand - her arm recoiling as it writhed between M'ra's fingers.*
Alexander
**Her hand had absolutely no resistance to Elias' arrival and invasion of her meal, flinging the half eaten worm to the side and leaving her arm limply in the air as she looked to where the worm had been thrown with a sad frown on her face.** "Th-that was my snack..." **Her head turned slowly up to the knight, eyes glistening slightly as her lower lip shook and she sniffled. For someone eating a worm off the ground, her appearance did not seem to command the type of atmosphere that one would expect. Her white hair neatly flowed down her shoulders, mixing in with some of the white accents of her generally black dress. Her arms were bare, the dress only covering about half the way down from her shoulder to her elbow. It had only a short skirt to cover her legs, but some clothes underneath kept everything nice and warm, even in a cold place like this. From the wear on her black boots, either they'd been handed down or she had used them for many years.**
Antonio
*While the girl dressed and was currently acting quite youthfully, Elias was given the impression of someone with a childlike outlook on the world, or at least a demeanour to match such a view. Her mind flashed to a young, copper-haired girl in East Mentia, far too bubbly for an adventurer - her expression softening significantly as she caught sight of M'ralind's sullen expression. She dropped to one knee, her armour clinking softly as she rubbed her shoulder.*
"Look, dear, I can give you some real food, ok? So don't eat the bugs, please..."
Alexander
"Tch." **Crossing her arms, the girl turned her head away, standing up and pouting in place, her cheeks puffed out as she stomped one foot angrily.** "Dontcha know any manners lady? First ya slap my meal outta my hand and then ya tell me it ain't real food, what a disgrace!" **The stuck up attitude certainly fit the rich looking clothes, but the accent and... Well, her being out at night like this in the forest stuck out as a bit strange.**

**Her hands went to her waist, the pout on her face quickly dissolving as she smiled brightly and winked, holding out her other hand for a handshake.** "I'm just messin' with ya. The name's M'ralind. Though I do wish you hadn't slapped that away..." **Her smile lowered a little sadly, but her eyes remained bright as she looked up to the knight.**
Antonio
*Elias felt another wave of shock as she was berated by the young girl, which soon slowly melted into mild confusion as she nodded to her slowly, removing her gauntlet and shaking her hand gently - her other gauntlet reaching into her back and producing a roll of bread; a knot of charred cheese poking from one end.*
"A pleasure, M'ralind. I'm Elias, and this is for you. You like cheese?"
*She giggled gently, offering her the roll as compensation for her... Snack...*
Alexander
**M'ra's eyebrows raised up in confusion as to where Elias had produced the bread from, tilting her head to the side to try and look behind before giving up, the smell of the food taking up too much space in her mind. Her hands jumped to the sandwich and she began to chow down on it, crouching again.** "Mm, hmm, yush." **She looked up at Elias, gulping down before speaking.** "Cheese is awesome!" **But it was really expensive, from what she remembered. The knight lady seemed to be getting more and more interesting.** "Uhm, why're ya out here, if I may ask..?"
Antonio
*Elias wore a contented smile while M'ra dropped and wolfed down the roll, the knight dropping to the floor with a light CLANK!, regloving her right hand and resting it on her raised knee. Propping up her right thigh with her left foot and leaning back, she gave out a melodic sigh, eyes closing a moment as she felt the sudden breeze whip through the gaps in her cuirass - sitting up and tilting her head at the young lady as she asked.*
"Oh, just out for a walk... I prefer the snow-topped forests of the Northern regions, but the wind at this time is pleasant as well... I'm more curious about you, young lady, what brings you out here? You clearly aren't prepared for a wander..."
Alexander
**Through the relaxed munching, M'ra looked to the side nervously, a guilty smile on her face as she scratched her ear again.** "Well... I don't really see much need to prepare food like that when I can just eat stuff that I find. Besides, I'm tryin' ta find a bear or sum'in else to bring to a village later to sell. I thought I'd 'ave been able to eat once I found one, but..." **Her saddened expression demonstrated that she hadn't had much luck. While her clothes were a bit fancy and she had no apparent preparation, the two axes at her waist and one, much larger axe at her back that awkwardly angled itself due to her sitting made it clear that she wasn't just messing about. Just to carry that type of weapon one would have to know what they're doing.** "Though, I've gotta say, I really need to find a job soon. Just find somewhere ta set up base an' have a more permanent kinda location. I don't know if you'd believe it, but I'm a little lost right now, hehe..."
Antonio
*After giving her a proper examination, she soon realised M'ra was more than just an odd girl. Her skin was somehow paler than Elias', who'd seen all of about three years' worth of strong sunlight in her life. Despite her small frame, she carried three axes; one of which comically large for her to wield. On top of this talk of- hunting a bear? There hadn't been many moments in Elias' life where she'd had to suspend her disbelief this high, but it was very necessary right now. The knight rose to her feet, dusting off the skirt of her aketon and scanning around their surrounding a moment, replying with a lean forward, resting her hands on her knees.*
"Well, then, that's quite the predicament... I'm not much of a hunter, but I know my way around these woods at this point. You're serious about the bear hunting thing? It's not just a game?"