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Maelthra watched her after she had given her answer, waiting awhile before responding again. She now seemed a bit flighty, as if she really wanted to get away or something like that. Deciding that it would be best to not push her much more on the matter, he just nodded slightly.

"Well... there's still nothing really long with that... I know there are others that have traveled away from the forest before. And being one who can travel easily through the air, I've done so myself in the past."

Turning his gaze away from her to look more towards the north.

"Some strange lands and people out there... that's for sure..." he whispered more to himself than to her.

Nodding at her question, he took a few seconds before looking back at her and debating on how much detail he wanted to go into. There were some things about his journey that he couldn't quite recall at the moment, but what had happened to him while he vacationed away from Di'jai were certainly interesting.

"Yeah I have... It's where I got my clothes and weapons from really. The humans... they're very.. odd... and I definitely prefer the forest more than their strange cities... but it was an interesting experience there.. that's for sure..."

Trailing off for a moment, he shook his head lightly before examining her once again.

"I take it that is where you got your own clothing as well..?" he asked.

Maelthra nodded at both her comment and at her question. Having someone around for once to chat with wasn't a bad idea, as he could always be off on his own to train at any time. So he stretched out slightly before glancing at the lake, then back at Amuriel.

"I wouldn't mind. Though I have to say that not a lot has happened in the forest recently. It's mainly just little events between small groups of dragonflies I guess you could say."

After saying this he thought back to try and think if there were really any big events that had happened but there wasn't much that came to mind.

"Though.. I have to say that.. there seems to kinda be an influx of abandoned pups recently... Maybe it's always been like that but it just seems like there's quite a bit out there like that now.."

As Amuriel sat down onto the soft and moist dirt and grass, Maelthra glanced down at her gesture and sat down beside her. While doing so, he adjusted his sword so that it wouldn't jut right into the ground while he sat. A few moments of silence went by, then he gazed over towards the female elder with a bit of hesitation.

"Well... it might not be so much more common than it was before... It could have just been coincidence that I seemed to run into a number of them at once.. I hope it isn't though... growing up on your own isn't exactly the greatest thing..."

Shaking his head lightly he just let out a small sigh at the thought. And for a moment, he wondered if Amuriel had a family that she had left when she left Di'jai. He doubted she was the type to do so, but there was always that chance.

"Speaking of which... is there anyone in the forest that you need to be returning to..?"

Maelthra had waited for her to finish speaking before saying anything in response. Shifting a bit before glancing down at his elven reflection in the water, he let out a small sigh while deciding to go ahead and tell her more of himself. After all, she was a lot like him in that regard, and it was always nice to be able to relate with others.

"Like you said... I know what it's like growing up alone. I pretty much have no memory of my family whatsoever, and when I had left the forest as a young adult, there was no one to leave. No one to come back to. And the latter hasn't changed at all. It... doesn't really bother me a whole lot, but I have to admit that I feel jealous for those who have close ones..."

As he thought on it more, he did feel more of a longing to not be so alone in his life. Which was probably why he really tried not to think about it much. It may even be a reason why he tends to busy himself with training on his own, as he would be too busy focusing on his practice to really let his mind wander to other things.

Nodding slowly from Amuriel's mumblings, the elder felt him mind drift more into pondering his own situation. While he had a few friendly acquaintances, such as Cayliant and others, there really wasn't anyone around that he could really call a friend or something closer. And with this, he felt a chill run through his body as a wave of loneliness overcame him.

Shaking his head, he heard a soft whimper from his side, snapping him from his thoughts. Maelthra glanced over at her to see her curl up lightly in her spot.

"Those who are alike... should stick together I think... Because otherwise everyone would be alone," he said softly.

He figured that she could relate to him enough that he wouldn't feel awkward around. So with that said, he more or less offered his friendship to her, which was a bit of an odd thought to him.

I just met her now too...

"So... we should probably stick together then."

While he spoke, Maelthra had somewhat of a smirk. It wasn't one that held any malice in it however. If anything it was slightly more on a playful side. So after gazing at her a little more, he leaned back on his arms and stared up at the sky.

There was a sense of relief that he felt just then. He hadn't really noticed it much but for a long time he had been fairly restless which was probably from being in solitude for a really long time. Being on his own was nice in its own way, but there was just the feeling of having something missing. And now that he had found someone to relate with, he seemed to have struck a balance of some sort with himself.

And what had amused him was that neither of them had even seen each other's true form yet.