Svala continued on her path until she came to the edge of a meadow. She quickly scratched a mark into one of the maple trees that stood as a guard on the edge of the meadow. The air was cooler here than she thought it would be but it was still warm for a continent that was being embraced by winter. She examined the dark berries growing from a tall shrub when she noticed a strange looking woman eating the fruit from another, similar, bush. She looked like a giant fox that had been stretched out. Clearing her throat she stepped out from behind the shrub. "Hello there, I'm Svala, a healer. Are you out exploring to?" Maybe the woman was a local and had more knowledge about this area that she'd be willing to share and if not it was still just nice to have a little extra company.
