[center][h1][color=bc8dbf]Ethel Storm[/color][/h1][/center]
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[@Leslie Hall]
Ethel and Sora had awoke to the final day of the games to the concerning news that Jess and Mai had yet to return. As much as Ethel had wanted to return to the Phoenix Wing hotel to check on Shiro, she was just as equally concerned that her friends had yet to come back. They were pretty much a family to her and she to them.
Sora tried to convince her they had simply gotten lost again, but even she could sense the concern he felt. So while he told her to go on ahead to the Phoenix Wing Hotel he would look for them. He hadn't given her much of a chance to voice her disapproval however before he took off and now Ethel was wandering around the city.
She had no idea how to get to either hotel now, nor could she find Sora. She was well and truly lost in the capital city and it seemed much bigger when she was alone like this. However not one to panic from a situation like this, she simply used this as a chance to explore the city and perhaps she could find something which looked familiar to guide her back on track?
That's what she told herself anyway. Deep down she was kinda scared by herself...

Ethel had been wandering for about an hour or two when she almost collided with Rosalina, who had been too caught up in her own thoughts to notice Ethel. Ethel too had been caught up in her own thoughts, though they were more centered on how lost she had gotten.
"[color=crimson]Pardon my carelessness; my thoughts were elsewhere.[/color]" The older woman gave Ethel a quick look over while Ethel simply blinked absent-mindlessly at her before focusing in on the rune knight medallion on her chest.
So this woman was a rune knight? Ethel wasn't too sure, nor would she recognize the magic council brooch she wore simply because Ethel wasn't familiar enough with the council to know their emblem. Sora tended to try and avoid the council due to his..antics. Thus Ethel was also told by him to avoid them, lest she get in trouble for being acquainted with him.
"[color=crimson]I'm sensing quite a substantial amount of energy from you. Similar to a mages, but also unique. How strange[/color]." Ethel stiffened up slightly at Rosalina's remark. The slight widening of her eyes a slight indication to Rosalina that perhaps Ethel was not all she seemed to be.
"[color=crimson]I'm sorry, that was a very rude outburst. Please forgive me. My name is Rosalina Idwal.[/color]" Rosalina removed the glove from her right hand before extending it out to Ethel.
Ethel had remained quiet throughout this encounter with the only emotion showed thus far being when Rosalina mentioned the energy she felt from Ethel. This comment had made Ethel concerned...surely she couldn't figure it out.
Sora had told Ethel to make sure no one else found out because people might come after here if they found out she was a walking bundle of magical energy.

[color=bc8dbf]"Rosrina?"[/color] Ethel cocked her head to the side slightly as she completely mispronounced Rosalina's name. She had never been good with names, especially anything with an L. Naturally she didn't have this problem with her own name simply due to the amount of times she said it. [s]Which might've also been the reason why she had started that strange habit of hers in the first place.[/s]
[color=bc8dbf]"Ethel doesn't mind...Ethel pay more attention next time."[/color] Ethel gingerly held out her own hand before lightly clasping Rosalina's hand in a very soft and uncertain handshake. To Rosalina she would've looked much like a small, lost child who had been separated from her mother. Which funnily enough that was all true. Well besides the mother part, but Sora was close enough.
Ethel's face and eyes gave no indication to the anxious feeling welling within her, however her hand did shake ever so slightly.
Ethel was not only afraid of this woman finding out about her body, but was still scared and anxious about being alone and lost in the city.
[color=bc8dbf]"Ethel is lost. Separated. Find Sora."[/color] Ethel explained in her usual short and confusing sentences. While she did skip a lot of detail, Rosalina probably would've understood the gist of it. Especially since this time Ethel had actually mentioned the more important details of 'lost' and 'find'.
Normally she skipped over such a thing but if this woman was a rune knight then surely she would help Ethel if Ethel stated her intentions clearly? [s]This is her form of clearly. Sad I know[/s]