<strong>Sarai</strong><br/><br/>(http://i674.photobucket.com/albums/vv110/jelly_beanjlw/Sarai.jpg)<br/><br/><em>"Holstis runs that inn over there." <br/></em><br/>Sarai followed the nod of the pretty blond girl’s head to the quaint but pleasant looking Inn. The artfully crafted sign above the door read The Gilded Lily. It looked clean enough and the proprietors seemed to keep a decent breed of customers. She would be staying there, she decided. It seemed as good a place as any and the location couldn’t be better. Perhaps she would get a room facing the palace with it’s turrets and arches that seemed to go on forever.<br/><br/><em>"It's one of the nicer inns. It's also one of the more costly."</em><br/><br/>Or maybe only stay for a day or so, as she needed to keep what coin she had for as long as she could.<br/><br/><em>"Oh, I've been here for about the last ten years or so. I showed up during the middle of the ban on magic."       <br/></em><br/>“My Gran fled at the beginning of the ban of magic. But she’s told me much of The City.”<br/><br/>She watched the others eyes widen in surprise at the effects of the cleanser. Sarai couldn’t help but smile in pride for her grandmother’s ingenuity.<br/><br/><em>"Wow, this stuff works wonders!"</em><br/><br/>Sarai couldn’t help but laugh. She’d seen basically the same reaction from many people over the years. She couldn’t count the times that either one of her cleansers, moisturizers, elixirs, or salves had surprised a person. She almost sighed, thinking of it ... thinking of her grandmother. She hoped one day, to garner that type of reaction from others with her own abilities. Though, she hoped her abilities took her down a different path. Healing and the like were not exciting enough for her tastes.<br/><em><br/>"What's in it?" </em><br/><br/>Sarai debated for a moment, for she did know the formula. She just wasn’t sure if she should give it out to just anybody. Her grandmother had intrusted her with it. Yet, the wonderment in Sil’s voice and the honesty in her face quickly gained her trust with Sarai.<br/><br/>“Well, it has a lye base, of course as most cleansers to do ... but to soften it, as not to dry or chap the skin, you put in ...”<br/><br/>She stopped talking, however, when another young woman approached them. And began to speak in a rather excited manner.<br/><br/><em>"Hello ladies! My name is Damona! I have just arrived here hoping to enrol in one of the school. Can you tell me of anywhere I could find a job?"</em><br/><br/>Sarai couldn’t help but giggle and offer the newcomer and friendly smile and introduce herself in return. Though, she was slightly confused by the young woman’s question.<br/><br/>“Hello, Damona. I am Sarai. I don’t know of where you might find work, as I am new to The City myself.”<br/><br/>She rolled her shoulders in an age old way signifying her answer and then, posed a question herself. She was, in fact slightly bewildered by the sudden questioning of the girl. She almost laughed, imagining Sil had felt much the same when she’d ran her down on the street.<br/><br/>“But if you’re enrolling in one of the schools, shouldn’t you enroll before you seek work? What if the hours of business of your employer overlap your classes?”