Lydia had slept in her tent that night, despite the kind offerings of several villagers for a more comfortable place to stay. After the evening's work she was exhausted and, after seeing Kat to bed in her ball, she soon found herself asleep.<br/><br/>She rose, as usual, with the dawn, the sun starting to spread its rays above the tree as the grass in the fields were soaked with dew. There was a chill in the air she had trouble ignoring as she changed into the days clothes, comforted by the warmth of her long coat. She used a large bowl full of water to wash her face and hands, combing her blonde hair into manageable form before going through her supplies.Strapping on her belt with her pokeballs and throwing her smaller travel pack over her shoulder, she set off into town after closing up her tent.<br/><br/>It was still early dawn when she arrived at the festival grounds, and she raised her eyebrows in surprise at the gathered villagers already working.<br/><span style="color: Gray">"So many already..."</span>She muttered to herself. She had to admit she was surprised at the tenacity of these villagers. They really would not slow down until everything was done.<br/><br/>Moving onwards, she walked to where Brollem was standing, figuring that he would likely be deciding where all of them would be going to work that day. She had little els to do in the village but volunteer, and Eleyna's presence there seemed to confirm that the others felt the same way. She smiled and nodded politely to them both as she approached, listening to the jobs that Brollem listened.<br/><br/>At the mention of the Spirit forest, her attention was immediately caught.<br/><span style="color: Gray">"So acting as protection for Aiko in the spirit forest? I think I can help with that." </span>She smiled.<span style="color: Gray">"I'd be happy to help with that." </span>Truth be told what she really wanted was an opportunity both to help train Rufflet and to see what kind of Pokemon lurked in the spirit forest, and this seemed like a perfect opportunity.<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>