<div class="floatleft">(https://cdnb.artstation.com/p/assets/images/images/021/776/701/large/anna-elizabeth-astrid2.jpg?1572906977)</div>Her eyes of sparkling green roved over trinkets aplenty strewn on top of shelves and drawers in a disorderly fashion as she entered. Though the interior was messy, the shop itself did not quite fit in with the rest of the hovel that was Nowhere. What one would consider junk lying across the nearby tables, which crossed her mind without a hint of guilt, Pharli could find value in, the cogs in the well-oiled machine that was her mind turning as she studied a few alchemical designs waiting for an absolute solution. As far as she could tell, he was close to completing a few of them.<br/><br/>She refrained from touching his work, turning when he acknowledged her. "<These lands called to me.>" She had a distinct drawl in her speech, not quite as refined in the Elvish tongue as other elves. Some would consider it rather unsophisticated and country and have voiced such opinions to her in her travels. She hardly took it personally.<br/><br/>Approaching the armored figure, she was surprised to find a slender frame hiding beneath. Even moreso that the, so far, uncouth stranger was a High Elf! The ones she had met preferred their gleaming cities and honorable statures to the filthy backwater places like this, among ruffians. Nowhere would be considered beneath them. Apparently not all of them. She hesitantly took his hand and gave it a firm shake, struggling to withhold her flabbergasted expression.<br/><br/>"<strong>Pharli Willowbrook</strong>." A half-strangled wheeze of a laugh escaped her throat at his self-directed back-and-forth. She cleared her throat, not only caught off guard by his race, but by him. His face was conventionally attractive, with lovely blonde hair and eyes that rivaled hers. Normally she was impervious to the charms of other elves, but he had her tongue-tied and light as a feather.<br/><br/>She followed him further in, fisting a part of her cloak. "<strong>I must admit, this is not what I was expecting when I entered this shop. You have quite the collection.</strong>" Stopping before a set of drawers with a complex design sketched on a piece of parchment, she sidled up beside him to study his plans. "<strong>This is amazing! Just what I need for superior protection! I am nowhere near strong enough to take on a dragon, but I'm sure I could take down a worthy beast with scales fit for your project!</strong>"<br/><br/>She beamed in uncharacteristic excitement, through with the uncomfortable bindings of metal armor. This also provides her with an opportunity to explore the lands and hunt its creatures. "<strong>Do you know of such an animal roaming the badlands?</strong>"<br/><br/>She realized to late their proximity, her face just inches away from his.