Just wandering...[Ani; Open]

[Rowana]

Farryl bit deeply into a sweet fruit as she wandered between stalls and other people. She breathed the numerous scents and listened to the sounds of talking, laughter, and music. 'Gathers really are the best,' she thought. Here she could see the work of fine craftsmen from across the area, engage in a friendly talk with a passing stranger, and most importantly, sample some delicious foods. She took another bite of the fruit, savoring the taste. Travel was all well and good, but the food was certainly lacking.

Farryl neatly side stepped a group of giggling youngsters being pursued by someone she took to be an older sister. She was glad she had never had that chore. Children were fun for a while, but only a while. They got annoying after a fashion. Not that her chores had been much better. When she was younger, she had mostly run free or done small errands for her adoptive family. Yet as the turns passed, the traders started assigner her more duties, like doing the dishes and helping to load the caravan. Not that they hadn't been kind, far from it. Farryl simply found the whole operation too boring and restrictive. That was why she had left a few months before to seek her fortune on the open road.

Now she strode towards a large tent from which the songs of harpers could be heard. Music was always pleasant after so much time alone and here she was sure to find someone to talk with and pass the time. Perhaps discover the latest happenings. Traveling so much, did leave her out of touch with the world on occasion.

((OOC: I hope I posted correctly. This is the beginning of what Morgan and I started together. ^_^))

[morgan]

Ani had just finished bandaging a small girl's bandage when she had the urge to get herself a tube of that fruit juice. You never got any of that at Fort. Especially if you were a girl apprentice.

"Done," she said absently, and the girl ran off to go find her playmates again. She would heal in a few days and wouldn't get a scar unless she picked at the scab. Ani unconsciously rubbed the thin white line running down her hand.

She stood up and brushed off her skirt. She had made it herself. Bands of fabric from dresses and other articles long grown out of, sometimes mismatched with their neighbors, paired with a white blouse may not look good to some people, but it made her feel like a lady wearing the finest, most ornate dress.

Uh-oh. Ani poked at her belt pouch. Empty. Completely devoid of marks of any sort. Water it was! She got up to the counter, looked at the stall master (widening her eyes for effect), and asked for some water. He handed it to her and she turned away, ignoring the funny look he gave her. Unfortunately, she also didn't see the girl looking around somewhat aimlessly, and slopped some water on both of them. at least it wasn't juice, which would have been messy. She took a sip of the water and waited for a response.

[Rowana]

Farryl had been too distracted to notice the other girl. "Oh!" She jumped a little and shook her blouse free of some of the offending liquid. Then she shrugged, smiling amiably. It was only water, and she probably need a bath anyway. "Sorry about that," Farryl told the other. "I wasn't watching where I was going." Well, she had wanted to meet people and this was as good a start as any. Farryl held out a hand. "I'm Farryl. Pleased to run into you." Her eyes sparkled at the joke.

[morgan]

Ani eyed the hand for a second or two, not out of aprehension but as if trying to recognize it. Finally she took it and shook it firmly. Then she turned her grey eyes on the girl.

"I'm Ani," she paused for a second longer, and then decided that yes, the girl may not know. "We share a bunk."

The girl seemed friendly enough. she was nice about the water, at least. "You're knew then. Newer than Teonie, probably," she said in her blunt fashion. Then she switched paces. "I'm broke. Are you?" She said it without the slightest hint of embarassment; it was a statement of fact. She had no money. That was all. No hidden meanings, but Ani failed to realize that money is not a topic of polite conversation.

[Rowana]

Farryl like the strong handshake. This girl seemed sensible and straightforward, just the kind of person Farryl liked talking with. Not that she was necessary straightforward herself, which was probably why she found it so refreshing in other people. Farryl's hazel eyes blinked a happy green and she smiled again.

"I didn't know that," she admitted. "Guess that does make me pretty new, huh?" She cocked her head at the next question and laughed willingly. "I'm sorry," she said quickly. "It's not you, it's that I just spent my last mark on this apple." She showed the almost completely eaten fruit with an half hearted shrug. "Pretty silly of me, but I guess that means we're broke together."