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[arrowonthewind.livejournal.com]

[In the hall just outside room 1112, there are two stems of pink bellflowers in a rather plain glass vase. There is a card attached, with a short message in a flowing and somewhat old-looking script.]

Ino.
Your assistance in our assault on Arthas was to our benefit.
I realize this may be considered overdue, but I assure you I am being genuine in my thanks.
I hope I may continue to consider you an ally in future endeavors.
- Alleria

[Leroy.]
[She'll pause after penning the filter, taking a moment to reflect on the last time she'd spoken to this person.

Ah. It really had been quite awhile, hadn't it? For a brief moment, she considers dismissing the idea altogether. But then again, she was a Windrunner, and she stayed true to her word above all else.

Dictated!] Leroy. I believe I still owe you a meal.
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[These deeds done, Alleria can be found out on the grounds, bow slung across her back, sword at her hip. She needed a small break from hovering over Vereesa. The time spent with her sisters at Mineas Well had been overdue and greatly appreciated, but she was wary -- how much had changed while she was absent? What dangers lurked here that weren't there before?

Apart from the shiny new big evil dragon, of course.]

[ooc. open in personnnnn]

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wow, forgot whole words up there! *Alleria's turn of phrase confused someone

[arrowonthewind.livejournal.com]

[Slender brows furrow together as she tries to think back. She'd spoken to so many people from so many foreign lands -- but this one doesn't seem familiar to her at all.] I can't say I've heard of it.

I am from Azeroth. Quel'Thalas, to be precise.

[apologeticangel.livejournal.com]

I think Yuan and I are the only ones from there right now! There used to be more people, but they've gone home.

[she kind of mouths the word Quel'Thalas] That's an amazing sounding name... Is it okay if I ask, what is it like?

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[Alleria nods slowly, her brow furrowing a little more.] I understand. There were more from Azeroth in this place, but it appears as though they've gone home as well. A mixed blessing, I suppose.

[Her head cocks slightly to the side at the question, and she's quiet for a moment in thought.]

As I knew it, Quel'Thalas was a land of great beauty and majesty. Our woods are always green, in an eternal spring. There is no winter; the trees are always alive and vibrant. There are beasts of all kinds who roam the woods, but our Rangers keep them all in check -- those who run on four legs and those who run on two.

[She pauses again, her expression tightening somewhat.] We were invaded shortly before my arrival here. Huge sections of the forest razed by fire. And, as I hear it, even more disasters struck the land after my time.

But I'll remember it as I knew it.

[A short exhale, and she shakes her head a bit.] Now, tell me of your world.

[apologeticangel.livejournal.com]

[she nods, and smiles a little... although it's a slightly sad smile. She gets it]

That sounds so beautiful... [but oh my goshhhhh :( the saddest sad face ever at the last part] I'm so sorry.

Um... It's a lot like here, really. The forests and mountains remind me a lot of the land surrounding the town where I grew up. [she might be holding back in her description just a little... she obviously feels bad :(]

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[For her part, Alleria appreciates this girl's sympathy, though she's trying her best not to appear weak in her nostalgia! Her posture stiffens slightly, just for a moment, and she nods.]

You are lucky, then, that this place is familiar to you.

[She pauses slightly, forcing herself to relax. Don't be all cold to this girl, Alleria, she is being nice!]

Please, continue. It sounds like a lovely country. Ah -- I don't think we've introduced ourselves. I am Alleria.

[apologeticangel.livejournal.com]

Oh, we didn't! I'm sorry, I forgot... My name is Colette Bruenel. [there's a pause as she considers Alleria's name] Alleria is such a pretty name.

[right, her world] It's very big, much larger than I thought it was! I've been able to see a lot of it, but when I go home, I'd like to travel more.

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[She smiles a little at the compliment, but listens intently to the description of Aselia.]

Larger than you thought? Ah, I understand. Azeroth has not been wholly explored either. There are continents across the sea that have not been touched in centuries.

[apologeticangel.livejournal.com]

Wow... how do you know that people were there before?

[arrowonthewind.livejournal.com]

There are legends, of course. My own people are said to have come from across the sea millennia ago.

[apologeticangel.livejournal.com]

Oh, I see! Then I hope your people will be able to explore it again.

[arrowonthewind.livejournal.com]

I suppose it would be interesting.

Have you any legends like this on your world?

[apologeticangel.livejournal.com]

Maybe you'll be able to find something that got left out of the stories?

Yes, we have a lot. Most of them have to do with my world's religion, but there are some about the summon spirits that support the world.

[arrowonthewind.livejournal.com]

I suppose that's always a possibility. They must be legends for a reason, after all, or else they'd be histories instead.

[Alleria appears thoughtful at that -- religion is of no real interest to her, but she kind of feels as though she should take more of an interest in it in Turalyon's absence.] Summon spirits?

[apologeticangel.livejournal.com]

Yes! Like... the story of Luna and Aska. They're both spirits of light, but Aska constantly flies ahead of his love, Luna. I think he's searching for something, and Luna follows him- although the story says that they're only able to see each other during early Dawn, when they're both in the sky.

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[WELP. If Alleria knew what a Tauren was, and moreover what their legends were like, she would have something else to say about that. But as it is, she just cocks her head curiously to the side.]

They are the sun and the moon, then? My people honor the sun and worship the Light.

[apologeticangel.livejournal.com]

Wow, really? I guess our worlds are kind of similar!

[arrowonthewind.livejournal.com]

[A nod!] I have noted many similarities between Azeroth and others here. Those with magic seem to all share a common ground.

[apologeticangel.livejournal.com]

Do you think there's a reason for that?

[arrowonthewind.livejournal.com]

I do not know. Perhaps our worlds all spring from a common beginning, and it is magic which guides them to similar paths.

[apologeticangel.livejournal.com]

So we're all connected...

[arrowonthewind.livejournal.com]

[Alleria smiles a little, gently.] This is what the Light teaches us, as well. That we are all bound together as creatures of the Light.

[apologeticangel.livejournal.com]

That sounds wonderful, I hope it's true.

[arrowonthewind.livejournal.com]

[Aw Colette ... you are a new favorite human, you are pretty cute.]

As do I. [She'll nod then, and shift her stance slightly.]

This has been a pleasant conversation, and I hope we have more in the future. For now, though, I must return to my patrol.

[apologeticangel.livejournal.com]

[asldgkha ;A; the sweetest.... Alleria why so cute] Oh, yes of course! I'm sorry for keeping you so long.

It was wonderful to talk to you too, I hope we can be good friends!

[arrowonthewind.livejournal.com]

[PFFF not really, but it's nice she made a good first impression on this little human!! Alleria smiles and nods, then turns to continue her walk.]