Valda blinked, wondering about  this Merl  guy and how  people seemed to be drawn  towards them. This guy didn't seem very friendly if he was supposed to be  the leader of the group. Though,maybe he wasn't the leader? They really hadn't decided  that  yet it seemed.<br/>"A...boat? I am not sure I would do very  good on a boat! Yet, it seems I was  chosen for this along  with...everyone else?"<br/>She looked at the others  nervously,  they seemed to have a  bigger  group then she thought  they  would have. She wasn't sure she  could handle it  very  well. It  would take some time to get used  to the people. Hopefully by the time  they  got to the boat,  she  would feel at  ease  with them and  it wouldn't be so  bad. She stared  at the boy became an adult all of  a sudden.<br/>"My, that  is what  I  call  a growth  spurt."<br/>She looked around at  the others.<br/>"Um, hello..."<br/>She stared as  one summoned something she wasn't sure  what it was.<br/>"It is such  an  interesting group, and...is  this a dryad?"<br/>Hearing  one remark  that not as  many people were  there  as  they hoped she  muttered  to herself.<br/>"Too many people for me."