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Mei nodded, already plotting what she wanted to do for her date. She headed out the door and went on ahead to her cousin's. Kima, on the other hand, ran over and hugged him one last time before waving goodbye with a small giggle. She then ran after her sister.

It had been three days of straight travelling without sleep before Yuri found himself at a small river. Mentally placing it on a map in his memory, he figured it wasn't too far from the school. "This looks just about right, not much further now." He said to himself, sighing lightly. "I hope you guys were right about me coming here." He added, again to himself but as if someone else were nearby to to hear him. Shaking off the thoughts of his former teachers, he looked back up and continued to walk. His body was sore, but he kept pressing on, knowing that he'd be able to rest later on when he got settled into what could possibly be his new home.

As Yuri was was making his way to the school, his ears picked up the sound of someone else nearby. Tilting his head lightly, he decided to go and ask if he was going in the right direction. Cutting through the clearing, he was startled to find a girl, completely naked and sitting on a towel near the shore of the river. "Oh my...maybe I shouldn't have--" The thought was cut off as his attempt to turn around quietly and leave was thwarted by a stray stick on the path, snapping loudly as he stepped on it by accident. Holding his breath, Yuri froze, unable to decided whether to see if she heard or simply sprint off in the opposite direction. "It's just like Sir Virulent said Yuri, you're too nosey for your own good."

Much to Yuri's dismay, the young woman heard and, just as startling, stood up and turned around. "I--erm..." He stuttered out, a light blush crossing his cheeks as he forced his gaze to stay above neck level. He noticed that she too was an elf, but that still didn't change the fact that he had walked in on her without clothing. Finally regaining the feeling in his legs, he span around quickly so his back was to her. "Oh umm, pardon me m'lady...I'm so terribly sorry, I shouldn't have come over this way." He said nervously. Again he was faced with just two options, to either wait for her response or to just leave it at that and head off and pray that neither of them meet again. "Fine work Yuri, barely ten minutes in this area and you've potentially set yourself up to look like some kind of pervert." His subconcious said sarcastically.

Yuri could hear her coming closer, but didn't move as she introduced herself. Nodding slightly, the name Unborn was familiar, but he couldn't quite remember where from. The words 'lord of the Western lands', however, did ring a few bells. Realising he was just standing the silently, he tried his best to introduce himself without stuttering or pausing. "I am Sir Yuri Solotov, eighth member of the Kylin Knights of the southern territories." As her questions came to his ears, he blushed even darker. "Clean me? Umm...I apologise if is considered an insult to your customs, but I would feel greatly uncomfortable if you did." He said quietly, his gaze still trying to find something to keep focus on.

As Yuri saw her walk into his field of vision, he was to relieved to find that she was now wearing her clothing. Able to calm himself down a little more, he nodded and smiled slightly. "Yes, thank you m'lady." He said, now able to subconciously study the girl's face a bit more easily. She looked roughly the same age as he did, and looked very pretty to Yuri's eyes. From the time he was raised by the other knights, he hadn't seen many other elves besides himself before, so it was quite interesting to him that the first person he had met on the island was in fact an elf as well. Remembering what she said about being niece to the lord of the western lands, his immediate response was to drop down onto one knee and lower his head. "You are of royal blood correct? It is an honour to be in your presence." He said, a line that he had to constantly use when in the audience of someone of royal heritage, something that had been hammered into his teachings on an almost daily basis.

A little suprised, Yuri simply nodded and stood up slowly. It was a little odd for him to consider someone of royalty as an equal, but decided it was best not to make comment on it. Instead, he took a quick look around the area before turning back to Lillie and smiling. "Well, I suppose I can refrain from the formalities a little if you wish, but this was how I was raised to act in front of such nobility." He explained. "Before I forget, I must ask, could you point me in the direction of the school? I was told that it could be the perfect place to further my education and training." He explained, hoping he had indeed been going the right way before their little incident.

Yuri looked to where she was pointing and gave a small nod and smiled, it was the right way. "Alright, thank you Lillie." He said before turning back to her. His eyes then caught sight of how her dress shifted, effortlessly revealing part of her chest. He blushed instantly and shifted his gaze to the floor. "Umm, Lillie...your dress, it's..." He couldn't quite finish his sentence all in one go, whether he wanted it to or not, what he saw was displayed clearly within his subconcious. He felt somewhat ashamed with himself that he was thinking about it, especially since he had just met her and because she was technically a princess. "You might want to fix it a little."