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Galleai wandered along a paved street, marveling at the hard feel under her feet. She'd never been outside of the coven house but tonight, for some reason, she'd decided to leave. They would all think that she was visiting the graveyard and it was unlikely that anyone would come looking for her.

She cut a rather odd figure, underdressed and wrapped all about with ribbons. The cold didn't seem to touch her and Galleai didn't know that you simply didn't wear sandals when it was winter outside. Her eyes, huge and haunting, took in everything. The lit windows where families sat about the table, joining hands to pray before dinner. The christmas trees that were, in some cases still lit and decorated and in other cases abandoned outside next to the mailbox for the trashman to take away.

Her stomach gurgled. When was the last time she'd eaten? She couldn't remember, though it didn't really seem to matter.

"Oh!" Galleai stumbled slightly, but regained her posture and her composure swiftly. She stared wide-eyed at the other girl, almost like she'd never seen another child before in her life (which she actually hadn't). She tried a smile, though it was shy and looked a little awkward on her face. "Thats alright." She added.

"Mom..." Galleai repeated quietly. She knew what moms were, even though she didn't really have one. Nicola didn't want much to do with her now that she'd grown. "It's a pretty scarf" She added, trying the smile again. It worked better this time, looked more natural. "Do you know where we are?" Not that it would matter. Galleai had no idea where home was in reference to where they were and having street names probably wouldn't change that.

Lost. Galleai took a moment to ponder the concept. "Well..." She began. "I'm not sure where home is, so I suppose I'm lost too." It was then that she realized something. "It might be a problem that I dont know my address." Yes, that could definitely get in the way of becoming un-lost.

"Oh..." Galleai blinked, realizing for the first time that yes, it actually was cold outside. "Thank you, yes, I guess I am a little cold." It wasn't so much that she was aloof and distant, though it could certainly seem that way. It was more that she sort of had a habit of looking past someone, like she was watching something invisible. "Do I know you?" She added. She had the distinct feeling that she'd met Maddy. But she'd never actually met anyone. Which probably meant that she'd been in the other girl's dreams. But which one had belonged to Maddy?

Galleai shrugged back and put on the jacket. Even though she was fairly certain that she knew this other girl through dreams, she was kind of loathe to admit it. The dreamworld and the waking world were things that, at least for now, she tried to compartmentalize and keep seperate. It was just easier that way. And anyways, perhaps she could learn how to make a friend in the real world.

Smiling back, this time her expression held some actual warmth. "Thank you, thats much better. Do you know how to find your home?" She was sure that most people weren't as foolish as she was, wandering off without knowing where they were going or where they came from.

Galleai thought about this. "It's very big. And it has a long drive with a black metal gate. And theres a wood and a cemetary at the back." That was about all she could think of as far as descriptions went. "I think it's a long ways away. I was walking a long time before I got here. And I didn't see any houses near mine." She thought a little more. "I dont think anyone knows my..." Parents? Family? "Coven." Call a spade a spade, after all. "They dont have any friends."

Looking down the direction Maddy had pointed, Galleai nodded. "Yes, that looks right. What about you? Which way did you come from?"