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Scarlet slowly walked along the path in the park. While slowly and careful, the blind girl's movements were also graceful and she seemed fairly sure of herself. Perched on her shoulder was a raven with glossy black feathers. It looked around as the girl walked. Sometimes, she tilted her head in it's direction as if listening. Most people would just think she was an odd girl with a strange pet.. But actually, she was "talking" to the bird. She couldn't speak with words, of course, but rather with her mind. Normally, the raven would be telling her about her surroundings, using images, sounds, smells, and emotions to tell her where to go. It was confusing to sort through, but after six months she was getting the hang of it. For now though, it was taking a break from it's normal job.
She could sense her surroundings while she was outside. It was hard to describe, but she had a kind of awareness of what was in her environment within twenty feet of her. That was very useful to her and it meant the bird didn't have to think of her first. A few minutes passed before she came to a bench. She turned her head towards the raven as it suggested that she stay there while it went looking for yummy bugs. After a minute, she nodded in agreement to this request and the bird launched itself from her shoulder, gliding to the base of a tree where there were a few leaves it could look under. She smiled slightly and walked towards the bench. A few feet away though, there was a slight change in the path. Just a small part of it was sticking up from the ground. Her foot caught on it and she tripped, letting out a quiet yelp of surprise. She might be able to sense things around her, but that didn't mean she noticed everything. It was just like with eyesight. Sometimes one missed things.
At the sound of her falling, the bird looked up from what it was doing. It blinked, then flew to the bench and perched on the edge closest to her. It looked down at her and started cawing, verbally scolding her for not paying enough attention as the petite girl stood up and smiled sheepishly at it. She loosely gripped her left arm with her right hand as she walked to the bench. Instead of sitting at it, she knelt in front of the bird and reached out to lightly stroke it's feathers with the tips of her fingers while offering a silent apology to it. It studied her for a minute, then seemed to accept her apology, because a minute later it spread it's wings and flew back to the tree. She smiled slightly and stood up, then turned and sat down. She placed her hands in her lap and crossed her ankles while the raven went back to looking for insects among the leaves.

Scarlet leaned back slightly on the bench, feeling the warmth of some sunlight on her face. She might not be able to see, but she could feel.. It seems like today is nice, she thought to herself as she idly kicked her legs back and forth. She dropped her hands to her sides to keep from falling or something. She paused and tilted her head slightly to one side as she heard the sound of voices nearby. A bunch of them, but they were far enough away that she couldn't make out what they were saying. She heard the satisfied caw her raven gave as it found a few insects it deemed "delicious" and frowned slightly, wondering why it enjoyed eating those things. Then again, if she was a bird, she knew she would probably like them too. She suddenly felt uneasy, but remained seated, not certain what could have caused that feeling. She turned her head like she was looking around, but still stayed put.. But after a few moments, she silently called the raven back to her. It immediately flew over to perch on her shoulder and looked around.. It didn't take long for them both to become aware of a male walking towards them. When that happened, Scarlet once more got that uneasy feeling, also mixed in with a little fear, though she still wasn't sure why.

Despite the growing unease she felt, Scarlet stayed at the bench. She fidgeted nervously with her sleeves. The raven just looked around, for once not taking much notice of its mistress' nervousness. Most of its attention was fixed on the male walking towards them. By the time he had reached the bench, the blind girl was seriously considering leaving and trying to find her classes. Seemed that it was too late to avoid interacting with someone though.. She jumped a little when he spoke, then turned her face in his direction like she was looking at him. That was ridiculous though. Of course she couldn't see him. She nodded stiffly in agreement with her bird being pretty.. That uneasy feeling was only getting worse. She didn't understand it. The raven just started preening its feathers, very pleased with the compliment. Of course the vain animal would take that well, although it had only understood through its connection with the girl it now accompanied everywhere.

Scarlet breathed a quiet sigh of relief when that guy apologized for his manners and backed up. She put her hand on the raven and lightly stroked its feathers while he introduced himself as Dunstan. She nervously nodded, then decided she wanted to leave. Maybe she was just being paranoid, but she was scared to be here now. This feeling had pretty much ruined her enjoyment of the weather and park. She stood up abruptly, earning a disapproving caw from the raven that almost fall off of her shoulder. It managed to avoid this by spreading its wings and gripping her shoulder tightly with its claws. She wasn't entirely sure whether she should try to go to the school.. Or maybe continue her walk and hope that that feeling was nothing. So for the moment, she just stood there trying to decide what to do. The raven made sure to voice a few complaints of its own, loudly letting her know that it disapproved of such sudden movements without at least some warning first.