[ So in short, she's being recruited into an authority figure's cause, whatever that cause may be. She doesn't necessarily mind that, given that her entire life to this point has been a result of various forces yanking her this way and that. In a way, it's even a comfort. It's only a matter of finding out the fuller details of her circumstances and what kinds of orders she'll be given...
She blinks at the scenery before them as they emerge from the cave, greenery and flowers all around. The atmosphere is remarkably tranquil in a way that reminds her of a church or shrine, but without the suffusive magical energy. And then realizing that she's paused for too long, she trots to catch up with the big-eared man.
When he throws the pendant at her, she catches it with perhaps surprising deftness and examines it curiously. Unaware that he's even trying to make an attempt at relating to her, she answers his question thoughtlessly. ]
... Gray.
[ Which is probably like naming your blonde child Yellow or your black-haired child Black, but she doesn't make the rules. And seeing how Eustace is the Leader at the moment, she doesn't ask for his name, not presuming that this is supposed to be a conversation rather than a necessary step in preparation for whatever it is he's doing over there. ]
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She blinks at the scenery before them as they emerge from the cave, greenery and flowers all around. The atmosphere is remarkably tranquil in a way that reminds her of a church or shrine, but without the suffusive magical energy. And then realizing that she's paused for too long, she trots to catch up with the big-eared man.
When he throws the pendant at her, she catches it with perhaps surprising deftness and examines it curiously. Unaware that he's even trying to make an attempt at relating to her, she answers his question thoughtlessly. ]
... Gray.
[ Which is probably like naming your blonde child Yellow or your black-haired child Black, but she doesn't make the rules. And seeing how Eustace is the Leader at the moment, she doesn't ask for his name, not presuming that this is supposed to be a conversation rather than a necessary step in preparation for whatever it is he's doing over there. ]