Sunlight shown through Ilia's balcony window awakening her. In those few moments of confused consciousness, Ilia took hold of the power and survayed her room. That's right<span style="font-style: italic">her</span>room. She wasn't an accepted anymore which meant she was in the Green quarters of the Tower. Ilia sat up and released the power while looking down at her clothes. She had slept in what she had worn yesterday. How could she have been so irresponsible? Of course, the testing had taken a lot of her energy and she wasn't allowed to sleep the night after, for meditation and thought. No wonder she had been so tired. Ilia stood and went to the washstand. She washed her face without looking in the mirror and pulled a comb from one of the drawers to comb her curls. Her stomach growled and Ilia remembered she didn't have much to eat yesterday. She pulled of yesterday's dress and swapped it for a less ornate, but somehow just as shapely, cotton gown with a blue skirt and sleeves and brown bodice. The blue was a bright colorful blue reminiscent of her Tinker heritage. While Ilia knew she'd never be able to go back to that life, she still wanted to pay homage to it.<br/><br/>Ilia was slipping on a black pair of slippers when a knock came at the door. She opened it and was greeted by 2 greens, apparent by the shawls they wore. "Hello, Ilia! I am Hannah and this is Raven." A tall beautiful, redhead spoke, introducing themselves. The shorter of the two, with black hair explaining her namesake offered a shy smile before speaking. "We were wondering..would you like to have breakfast with us?" Ilia beamed and, surprisingly Raven blushed a little. She must be a new sister as well. Well, somewhat new. Ilia didn't know who these women were, so they must be at least a few years older than herself.<br/><br/>"I would love too!" Ilia stepped out from her room and shut the door. All 3 headed for the cafeteria while making small talk. Most of it consisted of Ilia's choice of dress and comments on her hair. They asked if she had a Warder yet, despite being an Aes Sedai for only one day, and Ilia just blushed and shook her head. "Not yet." Her reply with sheepish. Her companions giggled, they knew that look. In the cafeteria, they sat down as accepted brought them breakfast of oats, fruit, and a honey roll. Ilia wondered if the 2 had sent for Ilia's breakfast before approaching her. She got to know her new friends a little more before excusing herself and sending a kitchen boy off to fetch Shadow<br/><br/>In her rooms Ilia looked at herself in the mirror, fixing her hair, straightening her bodice and skirts. She was fidgeting. In order to distract herself, Ilia went to her desk and grabbed the necklace that held the orb. She searched her drawers for a pouch and found a red silk purse to keep it in. There that would do until she could find some kind of locket to keep it in. Ilia didn't want to risk losing something so valuable. A crisp knock at the door got her attention and Ilia opened it to find Shadow looking, and playing, the part of a gleeman.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">"You summoned me, Ilia Sedai, and I have come,"</span><br/><br/>"That you did." Ilia said with laughter as she stepped aside, letting him into her rooms. She went to close it, but upon remembering last night, thought better of it and left it open. Today was about business. Besides, as much as Shadow seemed to have enjoyed teasing her, Ilia didn't want to make a fool of herself by assuming they could have feelings for each other so soon after meeting. "I like the orange on you." She commented in passing on her way to her desk. They would match with jarring colors, that was certain. "Well, are you ready?" Ilia turned and handed Shadow a large sack of mixed coins while she carried her silk one.<br/><br/>_______<br/><br/>Thir first stop was to look at horses. Ilia spoke to the man in charge asking to see what he had and explaining she needed one for each of them and a pack horse as well.Ilia wondered if she should get a cart. It would be an awfully long trip. She began making a mental note of what they would need. The man took her and Shadow into the stable where several horses stood. Ilia knew a little about them. She knew to check their teeth and hooves, but for the most part she let Shadow decide. Surely he would know more about them than she did.