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Lore relaxed slightly, as the figure did not seem hostile. In fact it looked like the puzzled man was only just beginning to notice her. In better times she would have retracted her control over the flora immediately and have apologized profusely, but the thought was completely foreign to her current mindset.

She let go of her hold of most of the plants, reverting them back to their previous state, but two or three remained poised at the stranger that had snuck up on her.

"Greetings. Excuse my paranoia, but the past few weeks have not been kind to me. May I inquire what you are doing here?"

The 'this close to me without announcing yourself' was left unsaid.

And for that matter, how had he managed that anyway? She might not be as connected to this forest as she was to the Eschelia Woods -the latter being more of an extension of her being-, but surely, she should have sensed him with the power granted to her of Life's domain? Was she truly that diminished outside of her territory?

Despite her inner turmoil at that realization, her expression remained calm, her silvergreen eyes trained on the wizard.