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The walk to Riana’s was short and uncomfortably quiet. Blaise seemed distant and well concentrated on whatever she was thinking. When they got there Blaise peeked past Riana’s open door and gave it a knock.

“Ey, Riana! I’ve decided to train Rosette in the forest today instead. I figured we would take Chrono along too, so…”

She took a step in farther and glanced around the corner to see that Riana had a visitor.

“Hey, hey! Tyr, long time no see! How’ve you been?” she called to him.

Blaise looked Chrono and shrugged.

“It’s been a rough couple of days. She’s had to learn and accept many new things so very quickly. It’s difficult the first two days…I know it was for me.” She answered while peeking down the hall to Rosette, “Quite a soft creature isn’t she? I now see the emotion the Lieutenant was talking about. She’s going to be difficult to train I know it.”

She paused for a moment and looked back to Chrono. “I wonder who will be training you.” She said, “If the Lieutenant thinks it will do anything for Rosette he might just stick you with me as well. I’m pretty good with dual trainings. Won’t that be a treat?”

"I understand, but to make things perfectly clear, I will not fight Rosette." Chrono said flatly. "I appreciate all you have done, but what I will do in return my only go as far. I could never harm her, even if it was accidental."

"There! " Rosette said, coming back in the room and acting just as bouncy as before. "And I found a brush!"

Chrono smiled politely as if his conversation with Blaise had never happened, and sat straught and still as she began to braid his hair, reminding him, "Now don't move!"

"I won't."

He walked out of the training while he ignored all the protests. He just simply did not care at the moment since they basically got away scotch free in his mind. He remembered when he disrespected his Tkhanskh. He had to go without food for a week and had to travel the highlands to gather enough firewood to keep his father's forge hot for a month. And forges take up a whole lot of fire wood in oder to keep going. So he just kept walking until he got to the edge of the forest. He then suddenly stopped. He wanted to go..... He had to go. But something was telling not to. Something within the deepest core of his being. He had done this for many years without fail or a single thought against it. He didn't know why it was happening now.

Blaise smiled knowing well what he meant.

“Yes, that is quite a common answer among Foresters, do not be sorry. I myself don’t know when my true birth date is. I just mark my age by letting it advance with every New Year.”

Blaise glanced outside and to the bits of grey sky that could be seen through the trees. She could feel the slight beginnings of winter coming on, marking holidays in the forest. She smiled knowing that the forest would in a couple days time be lightly touched with snow. Their particular spot in the forest would protect them from blizzards and blights only giving them pleasant winter days. She looked back to Chrono and Rosette briefly.

“I suggest I show you around a bit.” She said, “Seeing as how I probably won’t be able to train you much until I do.”

((Sorry I've been awhile! Between school, soccer and work I'm beat!!))

Tyr had perked up at Blaise's entrance and made a show of his flashy smile. "Oy to you Blaise. You have been hard to find sitting still these days. Busy is your middle name!" Standing and stretching in his laid back way, one half opened eye peeping quickly at a fumming Riana, he said, "I was just stopping bye to say helo and ask Riana to meet me later at the sparring grounds. As far as I know she hasn't eaten dirt in a while." As he said this he leaned over and patted her cheek. Rearing out of her seat Riana opened her mouth angrily, a snappy retort quick on her lips but she found his hand pressed firmly over her mouth. With a laugh and a light jump he was out the door and gone before one frustertad syllable was out of her lips.

Grumbling to herself Riana glared at Orik as the dog followed Tyr out and then sat poking holes in her sandwich. She listened vaugely to the conversation and watced chrono's messy mop transform into a neat braid. How odd. Finally she got up from her seat and joined in.

"I for one would love to forget my past, though perhaps then I might not be as dedicated as I am." With a small shrug she turned and gathered up a few extra knives and things out of a cabnet, tucking htem into various holders about her person. "Anyways, I've seen this place from top to bottom, so you go have fun with that tour. I'm off to make a mud pie for a dear friend of mine." With a sneaky grin and a small wink she was off, as suddenly as Tyr before her.

Luckily, his given directions were in fact straightforward and he found himself before the house that had to have been Riana's. He even thought he saw her running off after another fellow as he approached, but the true smile came to his lips as the strong blonde of yesternight opened her door and beckoned for two figures inside to follow her. Catching a glimpse of violet, he guessed one was Chrono. Blaise saw Tax and he did not falter, in fact when her neck was turned to inquire of his identity he was given ample opportunity to slide beside her and slightly bow- so his eyes could be level with hers. The suddeness of his voice might have given her a start, but was the tone of a perfect gentleman's.

"My name is Tax, my lady."