"Hrm..." Eyes half-closed in thoughtful meditation, Liani made her way slowly along the forest path. It was a gloomy fall day, the sort where the sky was obstructed by dark gray clouds and a biting breeze nipped at one's nose. Liani's loose, tangled mane was whipped first to one side, then to the other, but she took no notice; what her hair was doing was of no concern to her, after all.

Then again, at the moment, nothing was really of concern.