Token of Trust // Ria

[Akira]

This place was certainly a beauty to behold.

Two pools of crystal blue eyes, one that could easily match the colors of the glistening pools of water, gazed upon the translucent veil of aqua. The carrier of those said eyes stood next to the edge of the water watching how it ebbed, and moved gracefully. From as far as he could tell, all of the water's natural supply was being poured out from a large waterfall that led up to a mountain of sorts. So this is where Hyrule got most of it's water source, huh? If anything, it served well as a scenic landmark if anything else. Akira found himself taking a liking to the water's edge.

The pale twili placed his hands in his pockets before strolling further into the domain of the aquatic denizens. For the most part, he didn't draw any attention onto himself. That was good. So long as he didn't bother them, then perhaps they wouldn't bother him, correct? The silver haired twili prayed that be the case. To be perfectly honest, he really didn't have any reason or given purpose to being here. It just so happen that while stumbling upon his travels he managed to make a break here.

Not that he was complaining. He couldn't find any excuse or thing to point out about Zora's Domain... Ok, maybe he did have one little annoyance. Due to the amount of water in the vicinity because of being such a rich environment, it did drop the temperature slightly. It wasn't that big of a deal, but he did notice the difference. Boy, did he dislike the humidity it brought with it.

[RIA HARTSHIRE]

A small girl with an unusually large hat rollicked her way toward the water. This girl was indeed unusually small and her hat nearly swallowed her. If one were wearing the same hat, one would at least think to remove it for the sake of their dignity. Ria would do no such thing! A hat so glorious should remain on a lady's head. She glanced at the water, quite transfixed by its beauty, but carried on for there was nothing she needed there. Today, she thought she might go for a little bit of money spending. She was not as posh as she had wished to be—certainly, she wasn’t as glamorous, but she felt comfortable in her place. However, distractions were distractions and Ria was easily taken away by them.

Distractions was what led her to this; she was inconceivably lost.

A figure came into view soon after. For the time before his face came into focus, she wondered if he lived nearby or if he traveled like herself. Her attention was mainly drawn to the paleness of his skin and the silver in his hair. Ria came closer. To be fair, she was keeping a decent pace and trying her hardest to seem nonchalant. His eyes transfixed her moreso than the water, magnifying her curiosity. While Ria's introductions were never the same, this one was going to be one she remembered.

"Excuse me, sir!" she exclaimed. Ria waved with her hand above her arm. Without a doubt, he was a stranger very strange. Angelic in the manner that Ria could never possess, reminding her that there was always a bit of mystery in enchantment. Aside from all her personal interests, she hoped that he was just kind enough to give her directions. Her curtsy was too quick for hat. It nearly fell off head! Holding it back up, she looked up from under the brim and then stood straight. The gentleman was a lot taller at a close distance.

"I was wondering if you had any idea where this may be," she began. Shaking her head, she had to correct herself in time. "Or rather, where I'm headed. I was going to start north, but I haven't been able to locate north." In all actuality, Ria lost her compass the morning before, but she would never speak such a thing. She smiled, held out her hand and waited for a friendly shake. "Ria Hartshire."

[Akira]

Strange didn't even begin to cover the basis of who and what Akira was to be perfectly honest. There was nothing normal about an extraterrestrial life form from another dimension lurking around in a realm that serves as a the perfect place for his kind to get killed. Even when mingling amongst his fellow kin, he stood a shade too pale for handsome in comparison to any other Twili male. Though he supposed he wasn't looking to be the next top model in this realm or the next so there was certainly no room to complain.

Although it goes without saying, when he heard a voice call out to the silver haired male, he was most certainly surprised someone acknowledged him. His crystal blue eyes turned their attention away from the pools of the water ebbing out from the falls, and on over to a young lady appearing right before him. An eyebrow quirked up noticing how she quickly rushed through her curtsy. Akira replied back with a gentlemanly bow. "How do you do, ma'am," he attempted to sound just as casual as Ria did when she approached him.

Talking to people wasn't his strong point, and already he could feel the tension of discomfort rise up within his frame. The only thing he was really hoping she wouldn't start questioning him was the fact that he didn't belong here. The last thing he needed was for the denizens of light to be giving him a hard time on the Twili invading all across Hyrule. He tilted his head ever so slightly when she asked him a string of questions.

"I'm afraid this is as far north as you're going to get, miss," he explained, "If you're looking for the nearest town, you'll want to travel south from here, following down this river over to the lake where it all dumps out, and make your way from there."

The young twili had been traveling around a while to get a good idea as to what Hyrule provided, and he had to admit he was quite impressed with the variety it collected. He couldn't keep his eye contact steady with her but managed to catch a glimpse of her holding out her hand. He saw this before a while back. When someone extended their hand out, the other takes it, and gives it a small shake. Was it a form of peace gesture? Akira decided to go with that idea, and lifted up his hand slowly. "Akira Rasen," he answered back, taking her small hand into his, and gave it a light shake, "Pleasure to meet you, miss Ria."

[RIA HARTSHIRE]

Losing her place was not the question anymore. Ria covered land like she were briefly skimming a book. Not all the words were remembered, but whole ideas could be recalled. She'd remember somewhere along the lines that this was as far north as she could go, if she ever returned. That was for later thought. Ria's mind was entirely concentrated on Akira and the way he spoke. How surreal everything became! "As far north..." she partly reiterated. She felt her direct eye contact turned into gawking with the way he only gave her glances.

Their hands shook for the first time. Ria took this as an opening to further conversation and possibly furthering a friendship. Her head dropped to the side in curiosity. "You're an interesting fellow," she stated. "I mean that sincerely." In any normal situation, Ria would've been off to start for the nearest town as he directed, but this angel of a man drew her in effortlessly. Ria thoroughly wondered what about him made him so interesting. It could very well be his beauty, but Ria's pride wouldn't succumb to such things.

A decision early on was to invite him to accompany her into town. Beforehand, she had to know enough about him to be sure there were no threats. "Are you an assassin?" Ria asked directly. She gasped and buried her face between her hands, peeking between her fingers. It was not out of fear but the embarrassment in a fumble. "You're not going to kill me, are you?"

[Akira]

She thinks he was an interesting fellow? Akira could say the same thing about her. He would admit that it did throw him off completely to have someone be so curteous to him. Then again he had to take into consideration that they were probably the only outsiders of the Domain, and it would have been rude to just leave her here by herself. The twili was far more of a gentleman regardless of his awkward social skills. Or perhaps the right word for it would be there in lack of. The silver haired male was quite amused with the girl liking that she hasn't found him strange or out of place.

He really needed to take more thought on his surroundings too. They were pretty much within the den of the water folk. An eyebrow quirked up when she asked him if he was an assassin, and hid her face behind her hands. Butterflies began to flutter inside of his stomach, and a foreign urge began to bubble up inside of him. He took in a deep breath, but couldn't hold in the chuckle that escaped his lips. "Nonsense," he answered simply, "I am nothing more than a vagrant, miss. Merely touring through the area."

That did bring up an interesting question. One that wouldn't be held in his thoughts for long as he tilted his head slightly. Akira had already taken the assumption that she was probably lost. Though he was leaning more on the side of wanting to know where she was going in the first place. "Do you have to be somewhere?" he asked, "I hope I'm not stalling you in any important agenda."

[RIA HARTSHIRE]

Ria’s eyes shifted through the sight between her fingers. As he said he wasn’t a threat, Ria had to believe it entirely. His faults were fiction as far as she was concerned. She was happiest to know he was not planning to harm her because she fancied the idea of his company. He had even chuckled at the notion. It assured her that there was nothing to be worried over. Like her, this Akira was a vagrant and also like her, he was touring. She wondered where his feet planned to take him. What exactly was he searching for?

He brought it up before her. For just a moment, she assumed he read minds and tried to get him to admit it. If you can read my mind, cough twice. She stared for a moment too long before deciding that it was only logical a telepathic person would not admit he was telepathic. She took her thoughts again to his question and nodded. “Well, I do have somewhere to be but,” she paused, “I have no idea where I’m headed. In fact, I was wondering…”

This was one of the rare times that Ria invited anyone on her journeys. Being the sort who was confident enough to lose a compass and continue on as if she didn’t need it, asking someone to tag along was not on her regular agenda. “Since neither of us are threats to one another, I was curious if you would like accompany me into town. If you don’t mind.”