I've been standing at the edge of the water...

It had been a long time since Meadowlark had found a friend in a total stranger. Well, potential friend. There could be things later on that would make developing a friendship difficult, but she wasn't concerned. There had been no red flags yet in the conversation. As a matter of fact, there were more green flags than anything else since the two seemed so similar. Meadowlark breathed a sigh of relief about not being considered weird. Still, Kaiah hadn't seen how weird Meadowlark could get, so only time would tell. But for now, things were off to a great start.

"Well, there's lots of plants you can eat that can help you feel better, feel happier, or are just sweet tasting. I prefer what I call sugar leaf." Meadowlark said. "It's kind of a green bushy leaf with sort of long leaves, and it's super sweet like berries when they're ready to eat. It makes me wiggle with happiness!" The girl chuckled at the idea. "I haven't found the bush yet, but the field I was in before I bet has it for sure. It's the same place it would grow similar to back home."

Kaiah wanted to see beautiful things, as much as she possibly could. Meadowlark loved this idea! She wondered what kind of beautiful things she wanted to see. The crystal cave could definitely a place they could visit to start, but Meadowlark wanted to learn more about her desire. "I heard that there was a crystal cave on the south portion of Auster. Apparently, you go in at night when the tide is out and all sorts of rocks shine inside. There's also another cave to the west with lots of mushrooms that glow in the dark." she said, smiling at the idea of what either place may look like. "What other beautiful things do you want to see?"

Meadowlarks version of beautiful was likely different than Kaiah's though in some way the same. Her idea of beautiful things that involved the circle of life and her place in the world, but why stop there? Why not want to see the beautiful thongs that seemed magical and wonderous? Meadowlarks mind began to expand just a bit with excitement about the crystal cave or the glowie mushrooms. Perhaps there's even more than just those two things out in the world, waiting to be discovered!

"Speech."