Across the green of the modest forests of Hargeon she walks. Skipping once or twice, spreading an arm out, as her hands caress the many bushes, small, medium or tall, that the girl joyously waltzes by.

The feeling of coming back to the arms of those she once did and still hopes that she can consider closed ones made her rather pumped and excited. Though, she keeps it all within, wanting to be as quiet as possible so that she could listen to the many gentle and beautiful sounds which the nature gave away to her and any others whom it surrounded.

'Mm... I missed this...' She thought to herself.

Liana did miss the act of exploring the land beyond Worth Woodsea, which is still considered her first home, despite its dangerous nature. In a way, it almost felt like she was starting over. After all, before meeting Alisa and the rest of Blue Pegasus, as well as many other people she got acquainted with, the elf used to live in the infamous northern forests of Fiore. At that time, she looked very much different; a human, she was. Still, as she might be identified differently now, she still kept all of her personality, all of her kindness and generosity, all of her sweetness. It was all simply a mere physical transformation. A big one, at that.

Back from her deep thoughts and with her legs and feet already starting to feel rather numb from walking for so long, the girl decides to rest, finding a tall tree and picking a spot where she sat below its great shadow, her traveling bags dropped gently on the grass as she untied one of them and retrieved her afternoon snack; a veggie sandwich of sorts, her fingers carefully holding onto it by a sheet of soft paper. "Mmm~..." She happily hums, as Liana takes the first small bite out of the fluffy loaf of the bread, quietly chewing on the strings of lettuce and carrot which were neatly lined up along every edge of the delicious squared sandwich.

In further relaxation, the blonde leans herself back against the firm trunk of the tree, the back of her head gently touching the same structure, before her eyes calmly shut close. She sighs in relief.

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'I can't wait to see them again... I bet a lot of things happened while I was gone...', she ponders to herself, bringing a soft smile to her face as the young elf reopens her emerald gaze, fixating it towards the vast bundle of green in the distance. 'Hopefully nothing bad though. I'm sure Ali is fine. In fact... I wonder what she's up to right now...', Liana loses herself in thought for a good few moments, before resuming her bready snack.

Her bright and delicate teeth find themselves chomping down on the soft texture of her sandwich, sinking into it, through the present bits of vegetable, before pulling what she mawed into her mouth, where she'd start quietly and delightfully nomming and chewing, her eyes coming to a close once more. Gulp. She swallows. And then takes another bite.

While Liana relished in the taste of her light meal, something had caught her attention, causing her to halt for a moment. "Mm?", she hums, leaning upwards. The sound of steps. Whilst they weren't anything abrupt or seemingly threatening, like from a wild animal or something of the sort, it was still a curiosity. This early in the morning, who could it be? Eventually, the source of the steps makes its full appearance.

A man with a piece of grass on his lips. An herbalist, perhaps?

As he spoke and didn't appear like he was startled by her appearance, she brought up a friendly and welcoming smile, moving to stand and properly greet the man. A nod was offered towards his words. "It is, indeed. Are you a native of Hargeon?", she questions, momentarily scanning the male up and down for any signs of a guild mark or something. It's been quite long. There might as well be any new recruits to Blue Pegasus. If the rumors were right and the guild was still located in the port city.

"I'm Liana. Liana Sylvaine.", the elven youngster introduces herself.

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He appeared quite gentle and kind. She could appreciate that about the stranger. Plus, Liana was always someone to never shy away from meeting brand new people. It's always good to get to know others, not just those that you somehow find yourself growing close to. Especially if they might as well be more closely related to you than you might think.

And this was just about the case with Manzo, as he introduced himself.

"Pleasure is all mine, mister Manzo.", the young elf offers the man a curt and polite bow of her own, keeping that same usual warm and welcoming smile beautifully contorted along her features.

Her arms move to rest behind her back after that, before being momentarily caught off guard by the following revelation. "--Oh! You're from Blue Pegasus too?", she repeats, taking a few steps forward to close in the distance between them.

She looks him around once more, studying his figure from upclose. Those curious emerald optics of hers scanning him up and down, left to right, in hopes of spotting a mark of sorts. "Mmmm...", Liana hums for a few moments, before eventually backing away, an amused smile spreading across her features as her head canted to the side. "I'm originally from North Fiore! But I'm also a member of Blue Pegasus~."

The elven youngster happily announces. "It's good to get to know another fellow member. Quite the coincidence too! I was just returning to the guild, haha~.", she adds. "It's been a while!"

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Liana giggled softly alongside his words, upon his knowledgeable mention of where the wood elves reside. With her hands still behind her back, she keeps a bright smile on her face, leaning in closer to the man once more, as she now begins to actually circle him, closely studying him up and down. "Haha~. What if I told you I was never always a wood elf?", the girl informs, perhaps a curiosity he'd like knowing.

The way she moved around him, it wasn't at all in a seductive or tempting manner, even though it might have looked like it. Having been quite some time away from South Fiore, and from people in general, other than her parents and short, brief encounters here and there during her vacation, she had admittedly grown quite curious about if anything has changed. Though, the young elf fails to notice anything of considerable note.

"Heehee~.", she giggled once more, following his playful refusal to guess where her guild mark would be. She straightens up after that, eventually returning to stand in front of Manzo and restore a friendly and welcoming eye-contact. "It's right here.", Liana lowers a hand down to pat the clothed left side of her hip. "You think here is revealing~?", the elven youngster jokingly inquires, the curves of her lips rising up slightly in jest.

She'd slide a hand up with his next words, briefly pressing the palm of one of her hands against her chest. The girl looks far into the forest, as if trying to look for a glimmer of sorts, where she'd assume would be the light coming from the port city of Hargeon. Her smile turns a little softer, a faint, pink blush painting her cheeks. "Mhm... I can't wait to see her. I'm glad she's still around, in fact.", Liana affirms, prior to turning her attention back up towards Manzo.

"She's my teacher. She's the one who taught me most of everything that I know right now.", she nods twice, before briefly adding. "Other than my parents, of course. Heehee~."

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"Looks like we both had our roles reversed! Heehee~.", she voices with a hint of amusement. "You know, how I used to be a human like you, and now, well, yeah... Um, what did you use to be?", the elven youngster curiously inquires. She would have mentioned the reason as to why she turned into what she is now. Whilst it had a happy ending, the situations and events she and a long-time friend had to go through to get to that point weren't exactly the most positive.

Back to more positive thoughts though, something Manzo would have mentioned afterwards did surprise her a little. "Wh-Wha? You were Ali's teacher?!", she sounded in fleeting astonishment, her lips parting slightly and that emerald gaze of hers widening, before she recomposes herself. Only to bring up an amazed, bright smile. "That's awesome~! I don't really remember if she ever mentioned you before, but what a coincidence!", the girl shouts. "To meet the teacher of my teacher, heehee~!", Liana joyously adds.

Though, this did raise another curiosity, as she leaned closer to the male. Raising a thin, index finger to her lips. "Heh... I wonder. What was it like to teach Ali?", she questions with mild interest.

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