<div class="floatleft">(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/f1/9f/b7/f19fb7e9ec99d451139b432991c574cb.jpg)</div>As was her new norm Lyara timed her meditation to end in time to step outside and watch the sunrise.  It was a beautiful thing to behold and was a good reminder of all the things she wanted to be able to protect.  Once the lovely colors in the sky had faded her training for the day began.  She gave a few warmup stretches and darted off.  She would make a long hard run through the woods to the clearing where the majority of her training took place to away from the prying eyes of any who might wish to steal the secrets of the Dragon's Song.<br/><br/>For over an hour she went through the basic forms and practiced as best she could the necessary movements to slip into the Bladesong.  Still, despite all of her training it was very taxing to do and she knew it would be of no real use in battle yet.  Perhaps Master Soveliss was right and she needed to go out now and get some real world experience to attain proper mastery of the art.  With this thought in her mind the young woman ran back to the village hoping to find something to break the mundane routine and prove a real challenge.<br/><br/>Almost in response to her wishes when she approached there appeared a new and rather impressive piece of parchment on the post.  After a quick read through Lyara knew that this was it!  This would be how she could go out and improve herself while helping others.  The idea of helping to apprehend a group of bandits large or skilled enough to take two Snow Rangers hostage was quite enticing, and frankly the hopes of lining her coin purse wasn't a bad idea either.<br/><br/>Quick to leap into action Lyara decided that the best course of action to be of any help would be to talk to the captain of the militia.  She wasn't overly familiar with the man, but she certainly knew where he lived.  Unfortunately once she got there it seemed he wasn't home.  Needing to speak with him she asked anyone she could find if they had seen where he had headed off to and eventually found him standing outside a house speaking with Vara.  Walking up she announced, "Mister Leofwine!"  She waved as she approached a little closer, actually standing still for the first time since first starting off in the morning she put her hands behind her head and took a few deep breaths before adding "I just saw the note about the bandits and assumed you would be trying to gather volunteers.  Any chance I could accompany you?  Oh and hi Vara.  You need any help?"  She finished as an afterthought.