“A rather large cart you say? Animals with grey skin and long noses?” Instead of voicing being upset about Iden being there early without her, Batya just listened. She really wished she could have been there to see that. His excitement rubbed off on her, which was fine considering she was still pretty excited for this, creepy ring master aside, and could not wait to see everything here. It was so busy inside the tent that it was kind of hard to not be so excited. Naturally, something being covered had Batya the most curious out of everything here. She could not for the life of her take her mind off of it for even a minute, desperately wanting to know what was inside. What could be in there? If it was strong enough to shake the whole thing, she imagined it had to be something incredible, large, or maybe something small.<br/><br/>Something small could easily be that strong. This world was filled with odd things; there could very well be small creatures capable of being that intimidating.<br/><br/>A mermaid? The word took her out of her thoughts. “It could be a mermaid. Honestly, I kind of hope it is. I’ve always wanted to see a mermaid.” She nodded, smiling, thinking back to the shady ring master. He seemed like the kind of person who could get his hands on whatever he wanted. A mermaid was possible, but on second thought she wasn’t really sure. Wouldn’t a mermaid need water? Maybe what was underneath the covering was a huge tank? Either way, she meant what she said. She did really want to see a mermaid. It would be incredible, as they were supposed to be extremely rare and quite elusive as well. She had heard stories of people hunting them for their tears. How many people could actually say that they have seen a mermaid in their life time? Maybe she and Iden would walk home with some mermaid tears.<br/><br/>Soon, the ring master stood in the middle of everything and announced the first act would begin shortly. Batya leaned forward in her seat as the ring master gave his welcoming speech. “Welcome, one and all, to the greatest show your eyes will ever bear witness.” He had that same creepy smile while he gestured with his hands, speaking briefly about how this circus came to be. Overall, the story seemed pretty shady just like the rest of him. He explained that he had always liked shows, and wanted one to call his own, forming the circus when someone had given him this once in a life time chance. She had gotten the feeling he told the same thing so many times it just became dull for him. His voice lacked enthusiasm, but was still at least mildly chipper. “Now, let the show begin!” Like magic, he snapped his fingers and was gone.<br/><br/>After that, a few horses wearing funny saddles and fancy reins galloped out into the ring, along with some people doing acrobatic stunts. Batya was hooked instantly.