Kikari looked at Nathan. Blushing and giggled a bit when she realized she never gave him a chance to answer or ask questions. "I must apologize to you Nathan. For I was so curious and excited I gave you not an option nor a chance to answer or ask questions. We shall do that after we get to the wisened sage's." She said with a smile. The blush across her cheeks as she could not believe she had forgotten such a thing. She led him to the house in the shape of a giant mushroom. Centuries ago the man's house HAD been a giant mushroom. Years of magic and something the old man call "technomagic" made it so this house was a never aging mushroom. It became the same as if you built one from the wood surrounding you.<br/><br/>She smiled. She always felt so at peace here. She pointed to the chickens. "See that one in the middle. Close your eyes. Then open them fast and shut them then blink. You will see that it is not white like the others. It is a golden chicken. You may have heard the tales of the golden goose? What they didn't tell you is that there is also a golden chicken. In spring and summer its golden eggs are solid gold. In fall and winter its golden eggs are chocked full of magic." She whispered to him. (see image of chicken at end) She smiled a bit. Excited to introduce Nathan to Higarin. The old man was like family to her. He had practically helped raised her once her parents were taken. She presumed them dead because few lived once taken by the Overlord's men. She shook her head.<br/><br/>Walking up to Higarin and giving the old man a hug. Backing up afterwards and gave an elegant curtsey...ever so slightly. A sign of respect to one of great wisdom or of high rank. In this case of great wisdom. She smiled a bit. "Grandfather...this is Nathan. I was hoping, and figured that you would, have some clothes which he could wear to better blend in. He is not. I am not sure where he hails from but he wears the strangest clothes I have ever seen. Wherever he is from he had no idea about magic or elemental spirits. So all I can think is that he is from very, very far away. We will be traveling together." She said with a smile. "It is always a pleasure to see you Higarin."<br/><br/>She looked at Nathan. "Nathan this is the sage I was telling you about. His name is Higarin. He helped take care of me when my parents were taken. So I sometimes refer to him as grandfather. You should ask him any questions you may have. I am certain he will answer ones that neither of us even knew we had but that were there within the depths of our subconscious chambers." She said warmly. Looking at Higarin. "He says he can fight yet I see no weapons and he does not use magic as he had no idea what it was. I told him you, of any, are the best one to see with questions." She said with a smile that was proud yet warm. She looked at Nathan. Hoping that he and Higarin got along well.