Betty
```these woods are mine now. No one is allowed here```

*Another nice night in wisterwood, if with clouds in the distance threatening with rain in a few hours. Nothing to worry about until it happens*

*Larad walked across the woods, staring at the new moon whenever it was visible. He had no real destiny with this walk, simply letting his feet guide him for a while, it was just a healthy thing to do after all. What could he possibly find?*
Patsy
*The sound of swift footsteps upon the grass of the forest drew ever nearer, as a figure began to slowly rise into view. Someone was coming up a hill quite fast.*

"I *Always* Mess this up, not a single time I've done it, I've pulled it off!"

*She sounded quite angry with herself, and with good reason. She'd just gotten lost, lugging around a big bag of presumably stolen items that she wanted to fence off later in the night. She'd had connections, yet her connections weren't exactly good for getting her out of this pretty large forest she'd found herself stuck in. It was almost pitiable, the display she put on, as she sat down at the base of a tree and sulking there.*

"Great job, Dekka... You've singlehandedly managed to get yourself lost in the forests of absolutely *NOWHERE!* Can't wait for the next mistake I make..."
Betty
*Larad stopped walking as his ears turned towards the noise. A frustrated pokemon from the looks of it. Carrying a few too many things for a nighttime stroll across the woods*

"Lost you say?" *Larad glided towards the gardevoir, being able to be noticed far before she was to him, due to his white robes sticking out like a sore thumb in between the browns and greens, even when at night* "I'd try to be careful when traveling through here, a few nights ago I was threatened by a ratata"
Patsy
*Dekka quickly snapped into a standing position, holding out a strange silver blade in front of her.*

"Who are you?! Are you here to hurt me? I warn you, I'm pretty good with this sword!"

*She was quite confused by the situation, but didn't quite sense that this person wanted to hurt her. After a couple seconds, the sword lowered a bit.*

"Sorry... I'm a bit jumpy around people I've never met.. Anyways, who are you? I need an answer!"
Betty
*Larad raised his hands when the weapon was pointed towards him, keeping a calm smile* "Second time I'm threatened with a weapon in the woods now. Most be my luck" *He gave a small chuckle before presenting himself*

"Larad. Larad Noscul. I'm a local priest in this town" *Once the sword lowered, so did his arms, and looked around for something. No luck in this section. He'd need somewhere else to sit down*

"You are Dekka I assume? Unless you were talking to someone that is. Talking with some harsh words I'd say"
Patsy
*A priest? Things had gone in a strange direction... She'd expected him to be some sort of officer out to arrest her, though her crimes were righteous ones. Authorities never understood that point.*

"My apologies, Father Larad.. I.. Was just a bit frightened. Yes, I'm Dekka. Can you tell me why you're all the way out here? Surely you couldn't have been following me, right?"

*Dekka was admittedly a little skeptical of the priest's motives. Was he an informant, or was he just unaware of what Dekka was? It was odd.*

"I'm just.. Alone.. And lost.. I was hoping to find somewhere for the night, but if I have to sleep in a cave, I wouldn't be opposed to it."
Betty
"Father? Please, save that for when we are in a temple or a totem. Larad alone is fine" *He shook his claw at her as he did the correction*

*Quite the jumpy pokemon, but that made sense when in the middle of the woods at night. The vampire did keep an eye in the bag of items the gardevoir had, it looked rather heavy to carry around, but perhaps she was traveling a long distance?*

"Follow? No, no. I only noticed you due to the insults being thrown your way. I simply enjoy walking with the moon" *He looked up to the sky, where the new form of God was*

"Well, no need to be alone. At least not for a while. Mind walking with me?" *The vampire didn't bother waiting for an answer before resuming his path, he did however turn to talk once more* "As for lost, the town ain't too far from here. You can rest in the tavern. They don't have the best of beds, but better than any dirty cave"
Patsy
"Thank you for the kindness, Larad. I'd love to walk with you. I find myself outside often, yet as you may have heard me reprimanding myself for, I am quite clueless in regards to directions... You'd think that an outdoors girl like myself would know, but maps just aren't agreeing with me most of the time."

*Dekka began to walk with Larad through the night. The moon looked beautiful, its shimmering pearlescent light casting a ghostly glow on the earth below.. It was serene in its stillness, like staring into the gentle eyes of someone you hadn't seen for a while.*

*...Wait.. Eyes.. Dekka could recall a certain pair of eyes that had belonged to someone dear to her. She tried to force the memory of it into the forefront of her conscience, to remember just a bit more than those eyes, but a sharp pain shot through her psyche as if she was tearing open an old wound. It was odd.*

"S-so... Larad, do you usually end up finding people lost in the forest?"
Betty
"Oh, I understand that feeling. We lumenarians tend to be naturally good with direction, looking at the at the celestial bodies will do that for you. The way I relate is... Well... I, however much I read about the volcarona and their presence in the sky, am unable to look at the sun" *The contradictions of life, aint those fun?*

*Larad wasnt all that sure of how well this lost traveler could see in the dark. She wasnt exactly a nocturnal pokemon like he was, as such he decided to help her out*

```Larad used sunny day```

*A small sun came from the claw of the gliscor and floated towards the path the two were taking, before becoming stationary*

"If we stretch definitions slightly, you are the third one this month. I should tell the sheriff to send some patrols around here, couldnt hurt to bring lost travelers to town, and stop thieves. That's the ratata I mentioned before, a thief. Somewhat honorable I must admit" *Larad chuckled thinking of his encounter and little squabble. * 

"What about you Dekka. I'm guessing ol' wisterwood wasnt your destination, more like an incidental stop. So where are you heading? With such heavy equipment even. If I were to guess... I'd say you are either from Neone or the southern tribes, did I get it right?" *He reasoned that such bag could contain some neone nicknacks like that robot from before, or perhaps it was materials to survive the long trip across the desert. Either way, it was a fun game to try to guess things out*
Patsy
"Ah, I.. I wish I could help you see the sun. I don't think it's fair that just because you are born some way doesn't mean you shouldn't be allowed to bask in the sunlight."

*Dekka marveled at the little sun that was in front of the two, having never seen its for. Its beautiful radiance was small, yet it pierced through the night with billions of small spears of light. There was something inviting about it, all things considered, yet touching it seemed to be a bad idea.*

"That Rattata was a thief..? I'd never.. Have guessed.. I suppose that more security would be a good thing to deter any would-be bandits."

*Thieves... Would Larad figure her out? She didn't quite know what to say or do, as any minor slip-up carried a chance of him reporting her to some authority. And so, in a bid to conceal her true identity, Dekka began to answer Larad's final question.*

"Honestly, I... Don't feel like I belong anywhere here... It's strange, I know, but my memory's full of holes..."
Betty
"There's no reason to pity me. I've learned more about the volcarona through my reading than most do by being in sunlight. In a way, my condition is a gift. Opened my eyes. Know what I mean?"

*As they walked, it didnt take long for the two to reach a proper path, walked an uncountable number of times by an uncountable number of pokemon. Look at that Dekka! Signs of civilization!*

"Indeed, he tried to steal a sun totem of all things. Something I didnt think he could even grab, but he proved me wrong! At least he was unable to take away" *Larad found her response curious. Didnt fit with either of the guesses and it brought more questions with it* "Sounds like you've got a story to tell. The path is long, would you mind sharing it with me?"
Patsy
"Sun totem? What's that?"

*Dekka had never heard of such things before, nor was she particularly inclined to reprimand the thief for pilfering it. All she could hope was that it wasn't too particularly important to Larad, as he seemed to be a decent enough guy to the point where Dekka was considering coming clean about the contents of her sack.*

"Nevermind.. I don't want to trouble you with answering that. As far as my story goes, there isn't much to say. I don't remember much, all I know is that I grew up here, but I've never felt at home. As if there was always a nagging feeling that I'm someone.. Different, we'll say, than the average folk who live here."