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Whoever this lady was, she wasn't one to pull punches. "I wasn't sure if those pale eyes of yours worked," she said unabashedly. Oh. Auds drooped, brows pinched. What was wrong with her eyes? Mama said they were pretty.. "You're not so ugly yourself.." the lady added not too soon after, though she didn't seem too sure of it. A hesitant smile found its way onto her face, just for a moment. Now she was worried about being secretly ugly, and no one wanted to say anything.

"Nobody's had any say in that matter for a long time," she replied, in regards to her earlier question. She didn't look that mad about it, though. At least Da didn't have to get mad at her for being rude to strangers. Did this lady not have any parents? That would be sad. If she lost mama or Da she would be sad forever.

The lady peered downwards, over the edge of the gorge. "You wondering what's down there, too?" she asked, and the pale child looked between the woman's icy eyes and the colourful things at the bottom of the gorge. She bobbed her head, humming an affirmation. "Pretty colours." She said, using one paw to point to the strange colourful things at the very bottom. A gust of wind threatened to shove her onto her rump, but she chose to backpedal a few steps instead. It would be embarrassing if she fell over in front of a new friend. "What be?"

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