<div class="floatleft">(http://i1122.photobucket.com/albums/l530/WyldeSK/marika2_zps7c61426c.jpg)</div>Name: Marika<br/>Location: Outside Small Town<br/><br/>Marika curtsied and blushed a little at the compliments from the men in the group. "You're really too kind..." But this kind of thing, the casual flirting, was the only thing she had some kind of experience with - it fit like a warm glove. But the familiar was soon to be chased away. For Kitty's transformation, despite all Marika had been through, came as quite the surprise - as she changed from the cute somewhat hapless girl previously encountered into something more formidable but no less beautiful. At any rate, she did her best not to look too stunned. "Right, bells. I'll be sure to keep an ear out."<br/><br/>But the bells meant they needed to move forward and meet the queen. And Marika didn't know quite what to expect here. Kitty's advice made it fairly clear that whatever expectations she might have had would probably need to be discarded anyway. But there was no putting off the inevitable. "Well, while I'd like an answer to Akio's question," otherwise, she added with a slight downturn in her voice, "I guess I'm as ready as I'll ever be." She looked expectantly towards the princess waiting for Kitty to lead the way.