001☀ AMBER

[dawnofhiryuu]

[She’s staring at the amber slice with both curiosity and awe. And because she’s touching it, all of the lovely residents of the tree can see one large lavender-hued eye and a stunning shade of red as her bangs brush the stone. If she knew everyone could see her, she probably wouldn’t be gaping at the artifact in such an unrefined fashion, or giving any potential viewers a look at her tonsils and chin while she fumbles with it. Not only is she from a world without technology, but her knowledge of anything supernatural is limited to her experiences with the dragons. In other words, it’s virtually nonexistent.

’How can a stone be used to communicate? Surely, there is more to it than touching it.’

But as soon as the thought enters her mind, she recalls the yellow gem she held earlier, resulting in wings sprouting from her back. And just moments before, she saw a flash of shifting pictures in the amber, the faces of strangers moving, talking to each other, as if she was looking into a mirror, only the person staring back at her was not herself.

Yona clears her throat, lips tightening nervously before relaxing into an uncertain smile.]

Hello there. My name is… [Scratch that!] …well, I suppose that is rather unimportant at the moment.

…Hopefully I’m not just talking to myself. I saw… people, several individuals, speaking to one another in this stone a few moments ago.

[Of course, it’s highly probable that she’s just lost her mind. Last time she checked, she was having a one-sided conversation with a stone from inside what appears to be a tree. There’s nothing sane about it.]

Then again, maybe I just imagined it.

[Wait. Did she just admit she might be crazy out loud? Yona flashes a sheepish smile, but it wanes after a moment, her expression dissolving into concern, closely followed by apprehension, and then fear.]

H-Hak?

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[dawnofhiryuu]

[She knows what candy is, but she's never known it to be used for medicinal purposes. That's interesting.]

It does. Only, I wasn't coughing. I was looking for a friend of mine. His name is Hak.

[bestworstdad]

That's a bit of a silly name! What, did his mom name him that?

[dawnofhiryuu]

[She smiles.] Of course it is, if you're pronouncing it wrong. His name isn't Hack. It's Hah-koo.

[She frowns at his question though. Hak's mom. A person she's never known... doesn't even know if he remembers, really. Mundok adopted him into the Son family as an orphan, and he became the youngest General of the Wind Tribe of his time. She'd never thought much to ask him about his early memories, before the Wind Tribe. Why now?

The smile is back, albeit a little shaky.]

Now, you try it. [His name, that is.]

[bestworstdad]

Nope, I'm way too English for that!

[But can speak plenty of other languages.]

You'll just have to deal with the accent.

[dawnofhiryuu]

Well that's not very open-minded. [She teases.

But something he says makes her pause in thought.]

What's an English?

[bestworstdad]

An Englishman is someone from England. Well, technically I'm from Wales but when you tell people you're Welsh, they act like they've never heard of the place.

[dawnofhiryuu]

Ahh. So England is your country. I see. [She's never heard of it. That's odd. Perhaps it's a small Island.]

I come from Kouka Kingdom.

[bestworstdad]

Never heard of it! And I've been places.

But hey! I'll take it. By the way, kiddo, you can call me Nagi.

[dawnofhiryuu]

[Really? Never heard of Kouka? How is that possible?]

Nagi. It's nice to meet you. My name is Yona.

[bestworstdad]

That's something of a unique name! Pleasure is still all mine, by the way.