Elysia saw the boy behind with blonde hair when she’d turned around and asked her how high up the stairs went. [b]”Too high!”[/b] she laughed, bright smile shining before turning back to make sure she was going to trip moving up more and more steps. She watched her feet mostly, every once in a while glancing up to the boy ahead of her who smiled and paused for a moment before asking if they were really that edible. Elysia giggled, deciding this group was a nice one already and determined making friends should be easy. Her father had always told her she had a knack for making friends, but one couldn’t make friends with those who were too closed off either. 

Her eyes glanced behind her again and saw some of the others. One girl drawing circles, others still straggling behind or seeming scared. She assumed it was just jitters. Maybe others weren’t as used to transitioning from one place to another like she had before in her life, but then again she’d never been anywhere like this either. 

She looked ahead of her again to see the boy’s scarf almost being ripped from him before saying the birds were bold to attack wizards. [b]”And witches!”[/b] she chimed in, jumping off the last step and onto some ice. She began to slip, feet sliding out and about underneath her until she fell forward onto her hands and knees and slid just a foot or so towards a stranger in blue robes. Blushing red as her face tilted upwards at the man, she gave a sheepish smile and secretly wondered if the man was 100, or 150.

 [i]Welcome[/i] he spoke, and Elysia quickly got up and stood, knees of her jeans a darker shade now from the cold ice melting somewhat against them. [b]”Thank you!”[/b] she said brightly to Crythos as he said they were on to the Crystal Tower. She glanced at the others and wondered if that was an odd thing to say. Some of the others were being awfully quiet after all. She fell in line with some of the others, staying closer to the two she’d already spoken to though she wasn’t one to make one friend and stick to them like glue. [b]”My name’s Elysia,”[/b] she whispered with a smile to the others, not knowing if she was supposed to talk during this excursion or not.