The music and noise was alive on the festival grounds. People were moving all around and there was a distinct energy in the air around them, one of life in motion, unbridled and free. For Lydia, however, there was another sort of energy on her mind, one that had haunted her even after they had left those strange woods. Strange seemed hardly to have done it credit, the place was unnerving, even alien, but in that indistinguishable way. No single thing about it could be said to be wrong, the trees, while oddly shaped, had all been trees when it was said and done. But taken as a whole there had been something deeply unsettling about the place, and she had been happy to take her leave of it with Jake and Aiko.<br/><br/>Still, she felt as if some presence of those woods had come with her, a lingering shadow at the edges of her mind. However, there was no better cure for worry than a night of revelry and relaxation (and perhaps a little drinking), and Lydia had been quick to take up the opportunity.<br/><br/>Despite the earlier trek, she was brimming with energy, and had taken to dancing near the bonfire with many of the other villagers, which included Brollem much to her amusement. She had been lucky to find a villager willing to lend her a kimono that fit her. Well, it fit her to a reasonable extent, her height and figure ensured that to many she was a show in her own right, as she had to pause several time to make sure she did not accidentally dance right out of it. Not helping the matter were the several cups of Sake she had already imbibed that added a bit of extra looseness to her movements. All told, the result was the front slit of her kimono freely showing skin well past her knee below a neckline that was much lower than intended.<br/><br/>Finally starting to lose her breath, she finished her wild dancing and moved off from the bonfire (to the disappointment of several eager onlookers). Getting a moment to catch her breath also gave her mind a moment to wander, and it moved back to the legend that Aiko had told them in the forest, of the Princess and the jealous Pokemon Spirit. If she got a chance she wanted to track the girl down again and ask a few more questions. Glancing around, she didn't see Aiko's familiar face nearby, but another did catch her gaze. She was able to pick out Eleyna's black hair heading towards some of the food.<br/><br/><span style="color: gray">"Hello, Eleyna!" </span>She called out, hurrying towards her as quickly as her unwieldy and undersized geta could carry her, clapping her on the back more strongly than she had intended when she caught up to her.<span style="color: gray">"I have been wondering where you were getting to."</span>She smiled broadly at her.<span style="color: gray"> "Spending some time showing that Growlithe who is boss, I hope?"</span>Lydia nudged her teasingly, nodding as she spoke. She badgered the girl with her words, speaking like a flurry as the energy and perhaps a little of the sake worked through her head.<span style="color: gray">"I kid. It is about building a working relationship, no? Either way, having fun? I certainly am! So much revels in the air! Seen any of our other friends around?"</span><div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>