Eloen had remained at the archery range for awhile after Colin disappeared into the tent. She tried to focus on her training, but her mind felt worried and distant. She kept getting caught up in her thoughts, missing steps in the preparation to fire arrows. The next two arrows she fired hit the training dummy's, but just barely. One only sunk in a few inches and the other found its mark in the dummy's foot.
The girl sighed as she notched another arrow.
Out of the corner of her eye she watched as a variety of people also entered the tent, likely moving for the meeting about the special group. A tall, heavily armored man. A rough looking dwarf, an elf, and a qunari. Eloen had never seen a qunari before, but heard of their kind through the gossip of her Mistress.
What if something bad was happening to her friend in that tent? Why would such dangerous and untamed looking people be agreeing to join up with a religious group? Eloen's arms tensed anxiously, locking her elbows as she fired off the arrow.
Eloen bit back a yelp of pain as the bowstring stung her arm. The sudden pain came as a shock, causing Eloen to drop her bow and pull back her arm, examining the damage. A thin line of blood ran along the inside of her arm. Just a minor cut, nothing to worry about.
And yet Eloen couldn't shake the feeling that her new friend might be in trouble, and that propelled her towards the tent that the others had entered. Taking a deep breath Eloen reached a trembling hand towards the flap-covering of the large tent. Eloen stole quick glances up at the figures in the tent, taking note at what a wide array of people had taken the call. Humans. Elves, dwarves and the qunari.
Colin was among the group, but he was located closer to the front of the crowd, completely boxed in by all the others. Eloen swallowed nervously, trying to think of a way to get her friends attention without drawing attention to herself. Eloen, keeping her head and eyes respectfully downcast, moved slightly into the tent. But she kept herself along the wall, out of the way of the others.