Kitherit felt a sense of awe as they entered the village, and she saw more and more of the touches of Elven artistry.  It was like nothing she had ever seen before among the humans.  Elegant archways decorated with twining vines and flowers, ancient stone which somehow seemed to carry a certain majesty.  She felt a powerful sense of wonder at the graceful beauty of the village.  At the same time it somehow seemed so very right to her.  She wouldn't have been able to explain it, but she felt a sense of belonging, as though this should have been her home since birth.<br/><br/>At the same time she couldn't help but notice the looks that the villagers were giving her.  Many of them were curious, but there were a few who appeared frightened, nervous, or even angry at her presence.  These faces stood out vividly to her, and she shrank a little in fear.  Clearly a few recognized her for what she was, or at least suspected what she was.  She was suddenly uncomfortably aware of the fact that, if nothing else, her clothes stood out lividly as being extremely "human" in origin.  Not only were her clothes filthy, ripped, and torn, but they were made of very coarse materials compared to the fine dress of the Elven people.  She tried to pull her cloak a bit more around her to hide this fact, even if her cloak too was made of coarser material.<br/><br/>Malith lead the way into a small building with a sign out front.  The picture beneath the elegant script indicated to her that they had food of some kind, and entering the shop her nose immediately told her she was right.  She immediately felt and heard her stomach growl again, and blushed in embarrassment.  She watched as an older elf came out to greet her two companions warmly, and they conversed briefly.  Then she saw Malith gesture towards her, and heard him stumble over her name.  The other man turned then to look at her, a look of curiosity in his eyes.<br/><br/>Ildra continued to converse with the older man, as he looked at Kitherit uncertainly.  Then something Ildra said made the man's eyes light up and smile, and he quickly disappeared into the kitchen.  Following her new friends' guidance, she slipped into a chair at one of the tables, and they settled in beside her.  She continued to gaze around the shop, noticing all the details which marked this as a clearly Elven structure, so very different from the cumbersome and bulky human structures she was accustomed to.