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Counslers or camp leaders, whatever, were weird. He was glad she didn't want him to fight, though he couldn't imagine what she wanted to show him.  Alex peered around the area. The forest didn't seem so bad with everyone out of sight. Not everyone, he reminded himself looking back to the women now sitting on the ground. 

Alex couldn't very well ignore Vayla for very long. "Um, well...okay" he said just above a whisper. He choose a spot a few feet in front of her, kneeling in the dirt. He looked his gaze in front of her, sitting silently for a moment. Then curiosity got the better of him, "what is it?" He asked timidly.