Luminous World

Not long after her call, Syanna saw two wolves approaching the Armada borders. One wolf she recognized as Briar, the other must have been Lia. The girl was small and dainty, with a beautiful fire-kissed coat. She approached, and the other she-wolf dipped her head. "That's me," Syanna greeted her with a chipper attitude and smile. "You must be Lia, right? Briar told me you were interested in becoming a healer?" Syanna waited for Lia to confirm her assumptions, then nodded her head off into the willow forest. "Then follow me! We're going to be looking for some herbs together that are useful in medicine."

Syanna led the way for the two ladies into the evening forest, her eyes scanning the ground for any signs of helpful plants. "So what got you interested in medicine?" she asked while they walked, trying to make small talk with the other young woman. The more she knew about Lia's ambitions and drives, the more she'd be able to tailor her teaching to suit her needs. Wandering deeper into the willows, Syanna began to notice something... strange. A few of the plants they had passed had a strange blue bioluminescent glow to them. At first Syanna had just gazed at the glowing flowers curiously, but ignored them. She didn't know anything about the flowers that bloomed in Boreas, after all, and this could be normal.

But as the dusk sun continued to disappear behind the horizon and cast the world into the veil of night, Syanna started to realize it wasn't just the odd flower that was glowing. As shadows claimed them, the willows around her and Lia began to glow as well. Syanna slowed her gait, pausing to inspect the bizarre willow trees with curious emerald eyes. Every frond on every willow tree had a blue glow, illuminating the entire forest with their light. Syanna was amazed! She'd never seen willow trees like this before! "Oh, wow! How do the trees do that?" she asked, gaping in awe at their beauty as she lifted a cream-dipped paw to delicately handle a frond and inspect its glow. "Have the trees always done this around here?"

"Syanna Alluráin"