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Natalil could hear quite a commotion going on a bit of a distance in front of her, but over what, she couldn't quite tell. There was so many people talking and chatting and whispering excitedly to each other that it was almost impossible for her to make out any specific words or phrases at all. Frowning somewhat, Natalil rocked back and forth on the balls of her feet. She could try to go forward and figure out what in the world was going on, or she could just leave and forget about. But it sounded so interesting and she really wanted to know. Hm. Maybe there would be someone around that she could ask as to what was going on? Everybody seemed excited enough about whatever it was that she was sure they would be willing to ramble to her about what mysterious thing was happening.

The girl was broken out of her thoughts by a small figure running straight into her back, nearly knocking her over with the force of the impact. She barely managed to right herself in time to hear the young voice express displeasure with her presence. She turned around and looked in the general direction the voice had come from, but she was sure that was totally wrong in wherever it was that the person was actually standing.

"Oh, I'm so sorry about that! Please accept my most humble of apologies. My darkened eyes are sometimes quite the hassle in large crowds," Natalil explained sheepishly, scratching the back of her neck. Hopefully whoever it was wouldn't be too mad at her once they realized that she really couldn't see what had been going on around her. Sometimes people understood, other times that didn't seem to matter to them. It was always a mixed bag. "I just couldn't help but venture over here to discover the source of such a large gathering being so excited. Do you, perhaps, know what is going on?"

As the girl grabbed her and began to run off, Natalil had no choice but to try to keep up with her. That had not been the reaction she had been expecting, not at all. And wait, when was she an 'older' person? She wasn't that old at all! Whoever this person was must have been quite a bit younger than her to think she was old whatsoever. And yet this young girl called herself a treasure hunter, of all things. So that meant that whatever had caused all this excitement had to be something incredible indeed.

"There's treasure? Would you please describe it to me, impatient small one? I can't actually see at all," Natalil asked as the girl finally slowed down enough for her to say something to her. It was a little hard to focus on just the girl's voice as now she was surrounded by voices and people all talking to each other much louder than before, but she wasn't going to let that distract her from figuring out what was going on.

Laughing quietly to herself, Natalil leaned down so that she was on one knee. "If you wish to raise yourself to greater heights to get a view of this magical, mysterious thing that is so enchanting to you, you may borrow my shoulders, little one," Natalil offered. She was just as curious as the girl was to figure out what it was, and so far, she seemed like her best shot of getting any sort of decent description of it. Besides, while she may not have been the strongest of people in the world, she had excellent balance. She was sure she could handle having someone sit on her shoulders for a time, especially if they were as young as she assumed her new companion was.

Natalil slowly stood up, trying to make sure she could keep her balance with the unfamiliar weight on her shoulders. After a few moments of adjusting and making sure she wasn't going to fall over after taking a step or two, she slowly began to walk forward, counting on her sense of hearing to keep her from running straight into the back of anybody else. She was sure they only needed to venture a few more feet to be able to get a clear view of whatever the mysterious thing was, so she didn't go too far. Hopefully it was enough that the young girl would be able to get a good view of it, because this was her only chance to perhaps figure out what it was.

"Well, can you spot the item? Whatever is it?" Natalil asked, her own excitement at finding out what it was making her voice rise in pitch just a bit.

"Don't just run up and demand things of people!" Natalil called after the young girl after she scrambled down, but she highly doubted that she listened to anything she had said. Regardless, she took a few steps closer as the traveler who had the mysterious item began to describe it's 'wondrous' appearance to the two of them. Hmm. A piece of metal with a strange language on it? If only she hadn't lost her sight so very long ago. Maybe she could have figured out more about what this thing was. But now, all she could do was wander about what it may possibly be. It was just one piece, so surely there had to be more of it somewhere. What in the world could it possible mean, though?

"You never know," Natalil started, letting herself be dragged along by the young girl. It was already obvious that there was no stopping this small force of nature when she decided that she wanted something. "Perhaps it is a piece of a large, mystical treasure that could change the very foundation of our world? Maybe it's a piece of a map that leads to a mountain of the most glorious treasure anybody has ever heard of. Maybe it could lead to something even more fantastic that that," Natalil teased lightly. She really couldn't help herself. The girl seemed so obsessed with treasure and shiny things.