Setting
The village inside was absolutely beautiful. She stood in awe at the flowing hills of green. In the center was a beautiful stone fountain with broken archways surrounding one half. To her left she could see a house behind a stone gate and a stone wall in front of it with a red mailbox sticking out. A ways behind that house was a river that sat beside what she would later know as the Market District of the village. And up to her right at the very top of the hill was the library that she was told to meet at to apply for the guardian job. Apparently there weren't too many other applicants. It didn't surprise her. Not many were brave and or dumb enough to fight with the Shades. Neela of Façade was different, though. She was a brave huntress with experience combatting the Shades and many other creatures. Her spear had tasted much blood and her arrows always shot true. As an outcast with nowhere to call home, this seemed to be the place that the world needed her most. But this place...
"This place is really confusing. Where is all the low, mid and high level housing? Where is their king? Does he reside in the library? That seems like a rather odd place for a king. And that woman... Is she not wearing a mask?" Her eyes caught sight of a white-haired young woman, probably not much older or younger than Neela herself was, in a white dress tending to some white flowers. Her eyes darted around as she delved further into the village. None of the citizens were wearing masks. Each of their attires was completely different from the next, too. So many of her village's rules were being broken in the first few seconds that she was here. Of course, this was not her village, but this place... "Is so very bizarre. What kind of rules govern these people's lives?"
Part of her wanted to just shrug it off, but the absence of everything that she knew in life was itching underneath her skin. How would she be able to conform to this village's rules? How could she change her way of thinking and adapt to a community where rules seemed to be scarce at most? She had not thought this far ahead. She cursed herself, silently of course because verbal cursing was against the rules, and turned her attention up to the library. That was where she could find answers. And if she was lucky it was where she could find a job and a place to lay her head. Crossing the entire length of the desert was nothing short of exhausting... So without further adieu she began climbing her way up the wooden stairs up to the large library atop the tallest hill.
The young woman looked up, silver hair falling off her face and down her back. She was tending to her favorite flowers, the Lunar Tear. She noticed the strange woman curiously and almost assumed it was another person by their clothing but shook her head afterwards. No, it wasn't her good friend, who had allowed her to call her 'Aunt'. She then assumed it was another warrior signing up for guardianship. Sighing as this means she would probably be hearing from this woman if she gained an injury.
In the meanwhile at the Library in the Office on the door to the right, the Leader of the village was hard at work. Blue, curly near shoulder length hair looked almost styled every morning, with a blue flower in her hair. Many would call her attractive, for good reason. She had a body women would love to have, though her choice of wear would also be called into question, one would mistake her for an exotic dancer in other cities. She was busy at the moment, looking over a list of supplies currently at the village. The moment she heard someone coming she'd look up and say politely, "Hello, My name is Eliza. I am the leader of this small humble community. How may I help you today?" Before giving a cheery smile.
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Limping towards the village, the man finally reached the gates. Bandaged by the people of the seaport, he had travelled the distance just to reach this place, desiring to fulfill this goal and reaching where the Shades are the most concentrated. He was carrying two swords along his back. His clothes looked more of a traveler then a fighter. He walked through the market and tried not to have people stare at him so. But they all could guess that the shades were even near the seaport..
Next thing the Traveler knew, the same woman tending to her flowers was now in front of him, offering a bottle to him. "You'll heal a little bit faster with this mister. I promise." she said with a small smile as he only nodded and took the bottle and drank it. "Miss Eliza is in the library if you're looking for being a guardian of the village. My name is Yonah by the way."
The Traveler smirked at her before walking towards the library. "Thanks for the directions kid, My name is Gawain of the North."
With that hat reply he made his way to the Library, climbing up the same wooden stairs many others have taken. as he made his way towards it, he noted the enormity of the Library, it was the biggest building In the village! In the meantime he made his way into the library.
"Let's see, the office is upstairs, first door on the right I believe. " he muttered as he started up said stairs.
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