Welcome to Gaia! ::

Valelldia smiled at the newcomer, and offered her hands forth in a gypsy greeting.

"Welcome, Gwynna- I hope you'll stay with us for a spell. And you as well, Veshengo- and of course there's something in the pack for you." She spoke as they walked back towards the encampment- and she laughed to see that Oq had taken the bouncy young Rojiza in her lap, and that Anezka had already crawled up to their new member.

"It looks like you're fitting in well, sister..." she said, beaming at the younger girl. Oqaia just gave a look of surprise that Val had come back so quickly, and ran her fingers through Rojiza's nut brown hair.

"They're beautiful," she said to their mothers, and then a separate smile to Valelldia, meaning it as a compliment for her, as well. And Val accepted it as such, since, like all the gypsies, she felt like they were her children, too. They were such a family that it was almost so.

She took one of the packs in her hands- it was less full now, for the already generous givings- but took a small vial of red liquid, ensconsed in blown glass, and passed it to Veshengo. The stopper was a pure red bloodstone, carved at the tip into a heart.

"These next two gifts are different than the others," she explained, "a gift for being with us- but that don't hold quite the same power as those with Fortunettes will need to protect their young, and help them grow into their magical powers. For you, Veshengo- that is a serum that, when drank, will allow one person to see you in the light that you've always wished them to. It's not a love serum, for it cannot make anyone feel something they don't... but instead, they will understand you... completely. And for certain, if that isn't love," she smiled mysteriously, "I don't know what is."

The other gift she didn't pull from the pack- but instead, she took it off her own finger. It was a ring- so simple it was beautiful, carved from a single spray of a jasper-green stone that had strains of pink and blue through it, like a fiery opal... and it came to a head in the shape of an open flower, just at the point where the natural color fibers in the stone turned to that rich, mysterious pink.

"And this... will summon a nymph- a goddess of the forest... but only once," she warned, passing the treasure to Gwynna. "They are magical and generous, and can help in many different ways. So use this wisely," she said gently.

Gwynna took Valleldia's hands and returned the greeting. "I thank you for your kindness," she said formally.

She watched carefully as Veshengo recieved his gift... And to her surprise, Valleldia had something for her as well. Gwynna stared at the ring in awe. Not even the leaders of her family's caravan had jewelry so fine! The way the sun caught it, the delicate carving, and the promise of magic... She shook her head, some part of her wanting to refuse the gift, but her hand moved seemingly of its own accord. She slipped the ring onto her right ring-finger, amazed and yet not surprised that it fit perfectly. She smiled up at Valleldia, her face full of wonder and appreciation. "It's beautiful," she murmured. "I will be careful," she nodded, taking the warning to heart.

Maybe she had been slow but a fuss could be heard and the young gypsy girl was curious as to what it was all about. She soon however, still clinging to the lamp that she would never put down, walked over towards the noise. She kept out of view for a while just listening to what was being said. She could actually be seen but in her mind she could not so standing where she was had to be a good place to stay.

She could see things being given out but that was more of an incentive to stay put then to move forward. She was happy "hiding" after all she was always the one to watch and never join in.

Silver smiled at Val's sister and nodded her head in greeting to Tierra, who looked quite nervous. She also acknowleged the strange girl with the lamp, Veshengo, and the woman who was with him. She was happy to see new faces among the caravan members. Then, the smile disappeared from her face. She stood up quickly as though she had forgotten something, and excused herself from the group. "You'll have to forgive me, ladies, sir, but I must be going." Her hand went to her sore shoulder before she realized it. "It... it was nice meeting all of you. I hope we can all spend more time together later. Perhaps get to know each other better?" She only half-smiled, her mind occupied by the fact that she had left Aisrhan alone for way too long, and headed back to her wagon, but not before catching Val's eye with a quick, nervous glance over her shoulder.

Leshya'e jumped slightly, then quickly calmed down. Well, she's not crying or struggling...so be calm...she's not going to be hurt...she's just fine. Twirling and fiddling with her hair, she gazed off into the trees.