Arianna laughed off the curt response by her conversation partner, taking another sip of her whiskey. [color=#bb0000]"Well, if you are, then it's nice to meetcha~."[/color] She smiled warmly as she spoke, hoping it would infect the newcomer. [color=#bb0000]"I'm Arianna, by the way. I own a little woodcutting shop a little ways in Gnarlwood. If you ever need something built, I'm your gal."[/color]

As Charlotte introduced herself, Arianna was surprised to find that she was living all by herself. She looked to be not much older than a high school student. She decided not to pry at her age, asking instead about where she lived. [color=#bb0000]"Yeah, isn't the forest beautiful? Especially this one. You picked just the right area to live."[/color] As Arianna began to get lost in describing the various typees of trees, gushing about how spectacular they were here, how they were more healthy than any other she had ever seen, a recent event had popped in to her mind. Recently she had spotted a sketchy visitor milling around the forest. She couldn't tell what she was doing or why she was there, but it was certainly unnerving to have a stranger in the woods. [color=#bb0000]"Hey, between you and I forest dwellers. I've seen some creepy looking person stalking around near my shop in the woods. It's probably just some kid looking around, but I'm getting bad vibes about it. So just in case you see anyone odd looking around your house, take care for me, yeah?"[/color]