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Aura's eyes slowly lifted to look at the young man in front of her. She cocked an eyebrow at his comment with an expression that read, 'Are you kidding me? It was clear that something drastic had happened to them leaving them alone in the woods for an unknown amount of time. Who caused it? Were people hurt? Why were they the only ones alone in the woods? So many questions run rapid through her mind. The worst part was that they both had no memory, thus leaving them empty handed on just about everything. How was she going to be able to "loosen up"? And to top it all off, he was suggesting that they choose their direction of travel based on where a rock landed.

Inhaling deeply, she watched as the pebble hit him square in the face. She let out a light laugh in response to his past comment, "I suppose I can manage that."

As they continued on, her steps stays even with his, never a step ahead and never a step behind. For a while there was some silence, even through his humming, which gave her time to clear her head and settle her nerves. The sunlight streaming down upon them was a brilliant gold that made her eyes sparkle. When the silence seemed to have overstayed it's welcome, the man took the words right from her mouth with a question.

Her name? What was it? She wondered. She didn't want to ponder the question too long, for a name would seem like a childish thing to forget. Subconsciously, her hand made its way to the necklace in her hand that she had found beside her in the wood. Part of it was chipped off, but from what she could made out of it, she figured was her name.

"Aura," she said finally, meeting his gaze. "And who might you be?"