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This tree is probably the biggest on the island. It's large enough to keep many people safe when it's raining.

Yuri had been looking everywhere for Lillie almost all day. He had gone to her dorm, but got no response, checked the river but to no avail. He had even gone to every location the two had been for the events when it started pouring down with rain. He had been at the beach when it started, having no choice but to run back to the school before any sort of sickness kicked in to hinder his search. "Maybe she's back at the dinining hall." He thought, running past the giant tree on his way there. On any other day, he would've stopped to admire the tree's sheer size and such, but he was too preoccupied with other thoughts to even glance at it.

Yuri's ears picked up the noise, but didn't know what it was or who it had come from. Almost skidding on the the now muddy ground, he turned in the direction of the tree. Looking for a moment, he couldn't see anyone. "Hello? Is someone there?" He called out over the sound of the rain, slowly getting heavier and heavier.

Yuri thought he heard movement, but he wasn't quite sure. Whether or not it was someone there, some sort of animal or just his imagination, he had only one way to find out. Slowly inching his way around the tree, he stopped when something caught his eye on the ground: an almost water-soaked magazine featuring a bridal dress on the front cover. Blinking for a moment, there wer only two people he knew of getting married at some point soon, he only knew because he was one of them. "L-...Lillie?" He said, although the bottom line was that he still couldn't see who it was so he could only guess.

As Yuri moved closer, he saw the distinct color of Lillie's hair, instantly confirming that it was indeed her. "I've been looking all over for you." He said, letting out a sigh of relief that she was seemingly okay. As he moved around to her side, he froze instantly when he saw the tears on her cheek, because of the shelter provided by the tree, he knew he wasn't seeing just rain water. "Lillie what happened? What's wrong?" He said in a worried tone, placing a hand on her should as he tried to see if she was physically injured in any way.

Yuri barely comprehended the words that left Lillie's mouth. "People were...bullying Lillie..." Had the ones that had done it been males, his first instinct would've been to find out who they were and hunt them down until he got an apology out of them by any means necessary. Unfortunately, his code of conduct forbid him from harming women unless they were considered a threat to one's life, regardless of what else they did. Yuri clentched his teeth together for a moment to calm himself down, being angry wouldn't help anybody. He knelt down and help Lillie with the magazines and before long spied the box. Picking it up, he looked at it for a moment before looking up at Lillie, part of him guessed that this was what she had mentioned. Handing it to her as they stood back up, the first thing Yuri did was pull her into a gentle hug. He didn't know what to say at this point, hugging her was all that he could think of right now to try to at least ease the tearflow.

Yuri held Lillie close to him, he could tell she was feeling cold because of the rain. Gently kissing her forehead, he whispered to his bride-to-be. "Forget them. If they start something like this again then let me know and I'll see what I can do...but in the meantime, just put them out of your mind." He told her, resting his forehead against hers. "But for now, how about we get out of the rain, it's only going to get colder."

Yuri welcomed the kiss, however short it was and then shook his head lightly at her comment. "I'm the lucky one, I always have been since meeting you." He said, slowly turning until they were side by side, his arm reaching back to pull his cape over her shoulders, giving her enough to pull over her head when necessary. Although it lacked a bit of practicality in combat, it did help cover one from the rain. "Let's head to your dorm, I'm sure your clothing is a lot more soaked than my own." He said, readying himself for a quickened walk through the rain.