<strong>Erianthe<br/>On the Sparing Court</strong><br/><br/>Despite the meager competition, Erianthe graciously bowed to each soldier and thanked them for their match as they completed.  She pondered offering advise on fighting taller opponents, but in the end she wasn’t prepared to be that talkative yet.<br/><br/>The observant girl was acutely aware of the sergeant’s attention on her, but assumed he was simply sizing up her skills and capabilities.<br/><br/><strong>The reception chamber of the Magna Sophia Chapterhouse at Point respite.</strong><br/><br/>The silver haired girl smiled brilliantly to find Aeryn here.  She nodded quietly, graciously, and spoke in a soft voice, “A bench in the sunlight would be fine.  And wine would be lovely.”<br/><br/>The cloud walker ducked inside, moving deliberately so as not to hurt anyone smaller than herself.  In truth, she stepped deftly, and was capable of impressive acrobatics and lithe dances, but she usually grew awkward in close quarters with smaller folk.  “It’s truly lovely to see you, Aeryn.  I’m sorry I didn’t answer more of your questions when we first met.  In truth, you’re a very interesting person to me.”<br/>