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"I was thinking the same thing." she added, "And I think she's going to be powerful too. I haven't seen a lot of earth magick performed but to grow plants, especially Starberries, that fast takes a lot of effort. And they just sprung out of the ground," she threw up her arms in emphasis, a smile still on her face. "It was like watching those weird mushroom monsters that pop out of the dirt and start running around when you pour hot water on them." Her eye twitched, "Well... without the running around bit at least." She laughed nervously and took another bite of her Starberry. Stupid mushrooms.

Rylee looked to Luke on the bed when she heard his question and then to Valerye at hers, "Do you mean the weapons arena?" she asked in confusion, she hadn't heard of a magic arena before but that just might have been because she didn't get out much. She was lame like that. The only arena she knew of was the weapons one. "Because if you are I can take you there, I've been there before." she added, looking between Luke, Valerye and Marael.

Rylee’s attention was pulled from the three when she spotted the large panther sitting contentedly by the bed as he had his head pat by Luke. She stared at the cat, mesmerized. She hadn't gotten a chance to really look at the marvellous animal with all the confusion that had been going on but now that she did, she felt properly amazed. He was even more striking up close, and for a cat lover like Rylee, him being a panther was just even more terrific.

"He's beautiful," she said softly, still looking at the large cat and wishing she had a relationship with such a magnificent cat the way that Marael seemed to have with Gabe. She felt slightly envious.

((Sorry... I didn't know if you guys were doing anything special with the plot but I wanted to kind of catch up a bit myself))

((Yeah, we probably should have said something to you guys...sorry!! But never fear, Iesumi and I are working it out. I decided to go ahead and get us starte again, Iesumi.))

Marael smiled at Rylee.

"He won't bite. You can pet him if you like." She said, nodding towards the relaxed Gabe, who turned his golden eyes to regard Marael and then Rylee.

"No, there is a Magic Arena, where elves go to learn and practice their skills." She answered the girl's earlier question. "It is like a giant testing ground for new skills. Probably placed a ways away from the village in case of...mishaps." She glanced at Emmia for confirmation then back at the humans. "And no, you will not be going there. Emmia and I will teach you control and magic here. Luke and Rylee, Emmia will be teaching you fire magic." She nodded at the pair of them. "I will work with Valerye and Terra, and we will see what kind of magic you have." She finished with a smile. "But not today. We will start soon enough."

((Oh, and Darkness, I think Emmia is going to be in touch with you. Don't worry...we haven't forgotten you!!!))

Never really being one to sit around in pity, Luke stops petting Gabe and pulls on the blankets under him. Slowly, he lifts his legs and lets them fall off the side of the bed, his now bare feet hitting to floor with a small thud. He slowly slands, a little shaky...
"Well...I seem to be fundtional."
He looks up and grins at Terra. Then, glancing back at Marael, he realizes...he's been stripped of his vest and boots. Not that it really made a difference...His swirled eyes scan the room...each of these people...his friends...He then laughs a bit at himself.
"Hah...we fight some sort of large creature...then almost have a conflict with an Elf, I have yet to see any real action, and I'm still the first one out cold. Go figure."
He doesn't try to take a step yet...dude just woke up, give him a break.
"How long was I out, anyway?"
He looks to Emmia.

"Won't be on purpose, I assure you."
He about halfway grins as he stretches slightly. His body feels so...tight...

Luke grins after he stops stretching.
"Other than the fact my joins feel like they're on fire, I'm great."
Master Flame, eh? I like it.
He begins to rub the back of his neck with his left hand and grins.
"And I suppose I have you to thank for that, eh?"

Seeing no one in the immediate area, Emmia had set off into the forest, worrying that she'd missed them already. She fought the urge to look back over her shoulder at her tree home, thinking it would be too much of a suspicious action.
Emmia's footsteps were inaudible from all the experience she had with stealth within the forest. Her gaze scanned the trees around her, searching for some sign of passage or a presence. Nothing stood out abnormally.
She'd been walking for a while when she noticed a fresh cut on the bark of a nearby tree. She approached with caution, glancing around before tracing the mark with her slender finger tips.
Then a faint, sketchy echoe of voices reached her pointed ears. She quickly estimated in her head how far away the sources of said voices were, her head whipping to look in the general direction. Without a sound she leaped up into the tree's branches, shrowded by the shadow cast by the speckled sunlight.
She started moving, leaping from tree to tree like an animal. In a few short moments she was close to where she'd thought the voices had come from. Staying hidden, she slowed her movement until she was only a few yards away in a tree behind two figures. She couldn't quite make out who they were, so she opted to wait on revealing herself until she knew for sure.