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Adalinsia was confused, a common enough state of being for the red mare. Once again, the day had gotten off to a bad start when she had asked her companion Anelisse a question, and gotten a very contradictory response, as usual. Ada didn't know what it was about Soquili in this part of the world, but they were all extraordinarily talented as saying one thing, meaning another, and then getting upset when she couldn't figure out what they actually meant. In her understanding, when someone said that they were fine, it meant that they were fine; if they weren't fine, then they should say so! Yet once again, Anelisse had been in a bad mood today, and when Ada had asked her about it, Anelisse had said with a great deal of forcefulness that she was fine, even while her body language said that was a total lie. It said something about the amount of time Ada had spent with Ane that she had finally figured out that the body language was probably the truth, but it still confused her and she didn't need the silent gesturing of Raccoon to tell her that she ought to go somewhere else for a while.

Fortunately, Ada had wings, and was able to easily put some space between herself and the confusingly grouchy Ane. She didn't really have any plan of what to actually DO with her morning; all Soquili were the same, and she wasn't sure if it was a good idea to try chatting with anyone else after the bad start her morning had already taken. One was that strange saying, once bitten, twice shy? Except no one had bitten her...

After a spending nearly an hour in transit, Ada was officially ready to take a break and rest herself. Her feet were up for the challenge of taking over, and on the ground she was much more likely to find something to either graze on, drink, lounge on or under, or otherwise occupy herself. She enjoyed flying a great deal, but it did leave her with rather limited options as far as doing things. Being no trick flier and having neither the thought or inclination to learn, flying was primarily a means to get to an end, nothing more.

So, spying a likely-looking landing place in the form of a tree-edged meadow, she pulled up into her descent and made her way into a light touchdown in the thick, well-cushioned grass. If nothing else, she would have a snack handy!

Ada hadn't been quite prepared for the appearance of another mare, but while she was surprised, it wasn't necessarily a bad thing to see someone new. Whether it proved to be bad would depend on how this meeting went and just how cryptic this new mare proved to be. After all, she had just come from a stressful situation; the last thing she needed was another!

But she had always lived her life in spirit of charity and kindness, and she returned the other mare's greeting with a smile and nod. "Hello! This is a lovely spot, I would say; do you agree?"

Well, that was a start, at least. The other mare had responded simply and concisely, with none of that weird language where she said it made her feel as happy as a clam or any such nonsense. After all, clams couldn't talk, and she doubted that any Soquili would truly want to be happy in such a fashion anyway...so she never quite knew what to make of it when Soquili said such things. Fortunately, she hadn't had to start this conversation off with such a worry!

Simple as the other mare's greeting was, it worked for Ada. Feeling emboldened, she went on. "I have just had a difficult experience, so I thought that getting away from the mare that was perplexing me would be good for both of us. This place seemed pretty, and I hope it helps. I do hope that I don't cause you any trouble, myself."

Well, so much for complete clarity. 'Easing my nerves' was definitely an expression that fell into the confusing category for Adalinsia, as she knew that a nerve was something that caused her to feel. The nerves themselves couldn't feel, they merely relayed information, so they themselves didn't feel any emotion that would need to be eased. Fortunately though, for all that it was an expression it was less convoluted, and after a long moment of thought Ada was confident that she understood. "Well, I'm glad that you don't object to sharing. I know that when some Soquilis have places that they find comforting, they just want to keep others away."

If the other mare felt awkward, it had so far escaped Ada; after all, her whole life was full of awkwardness!

Well, that made sense; after all, it seemed like it would be hard to be a KeepAway as well as a Soquili! Unless being a Keep Away was something like being a grouch; not actually BEING a KeepAway, but being a Soquili that felt...keepawayish. Yes, that had to be it. It almost made sense when she thought about it like that, though it took her a long time to get to that point. She was learning to deal with those strange phrases Soquili in these parts liked to use, but it was slow going.

Ignorant just how long she had been silently mulling over the other mare's very short phrase, she returned the smile with all the pleasure of one who understood the joke. "I am glad you don't mind sharing; it can be very saddening to find a place I like and then learn that the current resident didn't want me there." Some Soquili might have beat around the bush, but no such games for her!

If Adalinsia was a different sort of Soquili, she might have been suspicious of the other mare. After all, a question like what she had just asked was a rather naive sort of questions; naive, or idealistic. No doubt there were kalona or skinwalkers out there (and even some simply unpleasant regulars) who would be delighted to have the opportunity to demonstrate just how much 'we' were not supposed to do anything.

However, Adalinsia, as she was rapidly proving, was just as naive as the question. When faced with a direct question, she could only blink at the other mare in confusion. What on earth could she mean by them all being supposed to do something? Who were 'they all', and who was it who was making decisions on behalf of the many? It was a good decision, to be sure, but it seemed awfully...troubling. Her concern showed in her face as she slowly drew out, "I'm not sure. Is there someone who would have made such a decision? I'm not aware of any statement either for or against sharing, if I may be honest with you."