Phaedra turned around to look behind her, hoping the man waving wasn’t waving at her, but she was the only person there, so he must have spotted her.  She moved forward hesitantly, feeling very vulnerable as she left the shelter of the trees and walking into the clearing.<br/><br/>Power seemed to sizzle around her, although she wasn’t sure where it was coming from, she just knew she had never been so aware of the earth’s latent force before.  She approached the group of men very warily, as they looked fearsome, carrying weapons like warriors, and she wondered what they were doing in such a peaceful, beautiful location.  The tiger was with them, and seemed to stay close to the white haired elf.<br/><br/>As she neared the group she responded to the hail, her sweet voice echoing softly around the clearing.<br/><br/>“Hello!  Isn’t this the most beautiful place?”<br/><br/>She thought that was the safest reply, as she didn’t know why she was there, or why they were there, and she wasn’t going to give away too much information about herself, until she knew they were friendly and meant her no harm.  The tiger had scared her, but he didn’t seem to be dangerous, so it seemed likely that the elf wouldn’t be a danger, and the man the hailed her seemed to have a friendly smile, but the third man made her feel very uneasy.<em>…very cold and lethal…</em>She wondered where that thought came from, but that was definitely the feeling she was getting.<br/><br/>Her heart was beating fast as she got close, and she was desperately wondering why the goddess had sent her to this place.   The others didn’t look as if they served Persephone, so why were they here?<br/>