Mira kept quiet which was a tad out of character to those who have only just met her. Her eyes were constantly scanning her surroundings, an adventurous expression plastered on her countenance, a light grin in the corner of her lips. At first glance the woods were calm. First glance were the key words in this, as it was naÃ¯ve to think otherwise. These woods were not calm in the slightest. It was exciting, coming back here to these woods again. The other Illuminate never allowed her to venture too far into them, always telling her it was no place for a woman. Ignorance was bliss in her eyes. Not that she was thinking this was going to be an easy little assignment, of course, and she certainly was not going to allow herself to let her guard down despite her demeanor saying otherwise.<br/><br/>She knew well the consequences of letting oneâ€™s guard down.<br/><br/>This place was not a sanctuary for those seeking refuge from violence, but somewhere blood has been shed quite a bit in the past. If once focused enough they could still smell the metallic odors of blood spilled by war. The faint of heart are easily broken and those who are strong enough to brave the woods beyond Needle become hardened, callous. Deep down, Mira feared that. She was so carefree, willing to accept any challenge, but she didnâ€™t want to lose her spirit; in the end she had a feeling the woods would break her. She would never openly admit it, but having never been summoned by the Knights before she was actually a bit scared. Nevertheless she would wield her blade for the good of the people as it was her job.<br/><br/>While Eva and Sydney -who actually intimidated her, as time passed, making her uncomfortable, though she knew he definitely had his uses. Hmmâ€¦ perhaps she could find some way to make use of him- did their own thing, though she was sure that getting friendly with the Knights was not wise thing despite the humor she found from it, a few of the members were still questionable when it came to sobriety. Minus Charlotte, who seemedâ€¦ wellâ€¦ kind of normal but rather off at the same timeâ€¦ That Adalwolf was especially something elseâ€¦ smoking a pipe at a time like this? Surely that would do more harm than good and made her further question this groupâ€™s sobriety. She would more than likely be forced to keep an eye on him later. If two members were off their rocker â€“from what she gathered he and Holt were the only â€˜trueâ€™ knights since she felt the other two men were just for show- then the group was sure to fall apart. Good thing she indeed knew how to look out for herself.<br/><br/>Something in the forest stirred, catching the attention of everyone within earshot. Whatever was there had not stayed long, leaving the moment it had arrived; one had to have rather good hearing or sight to take notice of it. In her down time, she was a bit of a hunter, and while she was no expert she did know a thing or two. Her rather childish demeanor may fool those who couldnâ€™t see through it, but as they moved she took in the surroundings slowly. The forest that she has seen so many times and had been almost curious as to what lies deep within was always such a mysterious thing. Whatever had stirred more than likely went deeper; Mira wasnâ€™t sure why, but she felt like it was luring them deeper, essentially daring them to follow, or if it was just some bird that flew away due to natural fear of humans.<br/><br/>Ironically it had caught her off guard, honestly, because it had been so sudden. Her thoughts were redirected to a sudden, newcomer, who seemed to know Eva, came literally out of the blue. For a moment she wondered if this girl was the cause. It was very likely considering she did kind of come out of nowhere. And she even had the nerve to insult damn near everyone in the group, which Adalwolf had scolded in that straightforward way he does, speaking in a matter of fact. Holt and the other Knights as well. With that, Mira decided that she already liked this strange girl. She might give this little group the edge it needed, but only time would tell really.<br/>Mira shook her head while the knights bickered about this and that, taking notice to the new shift of movement in the forest. Her gaze fell to the area for a moment, she narrowed her eyes. Were they being beckoned after all? â€œYes, letâ€™s move on shall we? No use standing around gawking at each other. So what if thereâ€™s another member joining the group, Iâ€™m sure you knights wouldnâ€™t mind a few more meat shields being added to your collection. Weâ€™re all here for the same reason no matter how ridiculous it may seem, stick to it alright?â€<br/><br/>My, that was a bitâ€¦ bold, maybe even stupid or maybe even quite out of place for someone in her position? Whatever floats your boat, either way she sure had some nerve. Mira spoke to no one in particular: â€œSince weâ€™re all obviously here because the big brave Knights are afraid of the spooky forest, why object to more company or scoff at those who attempt to lighten the mood? If youâ€™re worried about looking out for the group and donâ€™t want to deal with too many people, then you shouldnâ€™t have agreed to be in a group. Whether we like it or not weâ€™re all in this together. Iâ€™ll do my part as long as you do yours.â€