Atalee stared blankly at the young woman, wondering why she didn’t respond. Then, she discovered the young woman was distracted by something behind her. Atalee turned to see what it was and discovered another man lying on the ground, this one still breathing. She then watched as the young woman moved to hear him with some strange Etra, a support Etra, probably a healing spell. After a couple moments, the man let out what sounded like an involuntary and rather painful groan before grabbing the healer’s writs and pulling her down with him…

Atalee couldn’t quite make out what was going on down there, but the man eventually got back up and introduced himself, “Zico al’Sorna, delighted to make your acquaintance.”

Just then, a second man appeared, the one who healed the young woman before.

“Right then! I have decided, amongst myself, I will travel with you all…” She heard him say, though Atalee zone out at the end.

She wondered to herself what was going on here.

“Oh.” She frowned, unsure of what to say, somewhat confused but ultimately deciding to follow Zico’s lead. “Uh, my name is Atalee Vayshalum, and it is a pleasure to make your acquaintances. I did not realize that you were traveling as a group…?”

From the way the second man spoke, it seemed as if the young woman was traveling in a group with some of these people, or at the very least, that’s how Atalee interpreted it.