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[When Elincia appears, she looks a little bit...frazzled. Definitely out of sorts. The circlet on her forehead is missing and her armor doesn't seem to be quite complete]

Ah...I don't suppose anyone has seen a couple of healing staffs lying around, have they? I found this--

[She lifts a giant axe (something big enough and heavy looking enough to look like it should cause Elincia some trouble but she handles the weight well, all things considered) up to the locket and looks a little bemused. She knows who the axe belongs to at least. All the more reason to get traveling soon]

---in their place. As nice as this axe is, I don't think I'm going to find much use out of it.

If anyone finds my staffs, I will be waiting in the stables for their return.

[She can't run off to travel without her staffs after all.

People can find healing staffs all over Caer Glaem. In trees, random suits of armor and so on AND MAYBE IN YOUR THINGS thanks Kow.]

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Thank you.

[Does she look odd for a magic user or something?]

Yes, I can. But I have only been trained in healing magic.

Oh. Well, that's still cool. I mean, the whole magic thing being real here is new to me, so I don't really know much about it.

[Anything. He doesn't know anything about it. It's still something he's not entirely sure how to deal with, but at the same time, it's sort of fascinating.]

Could you be trained in...other sorts of magic? I mean, it's something you can actually learn?

I could, if I had time to spare.

[She taps her chin thoughtfully]

But in this world, I don't know how that would work.

[Okay, her world sounds pretty cool. Magic stuff seems like it could come in handy, almost makes him wish there was magic on Berk. Or that he could learn some here.]

Oh. ...Yeah, I guess that makes sense. [Well, damn. That probably means it can't be learned here. Hopes crushed. ...Not that they'd been terribly high in the first place.]

But, uh, that's neat though. What other sorts of magic are there where you're from? --If you don't mind me asking, that is. I can shut up if these are getting annoying.

[Sheepish, apologetic smile.]

I have heard of people not having magic before learning it later.

[Elincia offers, looking thoughtful. But whether it was because of Queen Solais or not, she didn't know]

I don't mind questions. Back home, magic is mainly used for attacking purposes. Fire, Lightning and Wind are the three anima type magics. Light and Dark magic were also used offensively.

[He releases a sigh, just a little one, glad that she's not annoyed by the questions. Any opportunity to learn a little more about the aspects of worlds he's not familiar with, he wants to take.]

Okay... So, do you sort of choose one type and focus on learning that? Like you do with healing? Or do the people who use it for attack--do they branch out a little more?

[SO MANY QUESTIONS sorry Elincia.]

[Elincia is always happy to talk about her world]

Yes. Everyone has something they specialise in but they can branch out if they wish. For example, my retainer excelled in Wind magic but he was capable of the other anima magics too. I knew an empress who was skilled in all kinds of magic except for dark magic and healing magic.

[She smiles, continuing on]

I'm a little different from the average healer because I actually specialise in sword fighting. I'm not a mage or a priest.

[He nods as she speaks, to show that he's both listening, and very interested. It's a pretty fascinating topic, after all! And he has to wonder if magic is like this in all worlds that have it, or just this one... Hm.]

Oh, really? I know a little about sword fighting. [That's...not entirely true. But he knows how to make swords!] So, why did you choose to learn to fight with a sword instead of any of those other options?

Perhaps we should spar some day then.

[Elincia pauses, thinking over her words carefully. In all honesty, trying to explain how she ended up training as a pegasus knight would be saying too much. She'll just omit her complex home situation and get right to the point]

It's a tradition for the women in my family to train as pegasus knights and carry our family's sword into battle to protect our country.

Er... Yeah, maybe.

[Ahahahaha...ha... Yeah, he's going to do everything he can to avoid letting that ever happen. He already knows he'll get his ass handed to him.]

Ahh, tradition. [He nods sagely.] I deal with a bit of that back home, too. Did you, uh. Actually want to follow that path?

[What a strange response. She hoped she wasn't being intimidating. She smiles some more to put him at ease]

That's a bit of a difficult question to answer.

[She never wanted to be queen and no one had ever expected her to become Queen, not when the line of succession had been clearly defined before her birth. But war came and well...]

I never enjoyed violence. And I was never expected to actually take up arms, not when I had retainers to protect me. My country prided itself on its scholarship and peace. Training as a pegasus knight was simply a practice - the idea that I would have to ride into battle one day was preposterous.

Then war came to us and many, many people died. [The memory of her parents' death still hurt, even after all this time] I had been taken to safety but I realised that I wanted to protect my people properly, the way my father and uncle would have. I didn't want to hide anymore.

So I guess you could say it wasn't a path I would have chosen in better times but circumstances pushed me towards it.

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Wow, that's really noble of you.

[He's impressed, and it shows. The story is kind of inspiring, really, and not at all what he expected.]

Really brave, too! I'd say your people are lucky to have you.

[Those words mean a lot to her and it shows in her smile]

Thank you. Your words are very kind--

[She pauses when she realises she doesn't know his name. How rude of her]

I'm sorry. I forgot to ask for your name earlier.

Oh! No, you didn't. --And I forgot to ask yours.

[WHOOPS, have an apologetic face, but he's still smiling because... Well, he's glad that his comments seemed to make her happy.]

My name's Hiccup. ...I know it's ridiculous, but it's nothing compared to the whole thing. [Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III is way too long of a name okay and way too ridiculous. Letting the dry tone leave his voice, he scratches the back of his head and raises his eyebrows slightly.] And, what's your name?

It's a pleasure to meet you Hiccup.

[She smiles. Hiccup was an odd name but different worlds meant different kinds of names worked, didn't it?]

My name is Elincia.

See, that's a nice name. That's a normal sort of name.

[Oh, but uh...]

Er-- It's nice to meet you, too. ...Are you Seelie? Maybe we could meet up sometime. I'd like to see your healing magic in action. [Excited by the idea, his expression is an eager one, but it settles back into something more awkward after mere moments.] If that's something you'd be interested in doing, I mean.

'Hiccup' isn't normal for your world?

[She laughs gently to put him at ease and nods]

I don't mind. I'm in the Seelie stables right now. One of my staffs have been returned to me so I can show you how my healing magic works if you like.

Well-- That's an interesting question. It is, sort of. But at the same time, not.

[Considering their names are supposed to strike fear into the hearts of their enemies, Hiccup isn't exactly typical. But then, he's kind of a little hiccup. Not that it stops being named such a thing from being a little embarrassing.]

Oh, wow, really? Right now? [He'd been thinking, like, another day, but hey! Now is even better.] Are you sure?

[Well, Hiccup isn't the most terrifying of names but that's what reputations did if that was what Hiccup wanted]

I'm sure. I'm not busy right now and since I need to fix up my cleg's leg, I can give you a proper demonstration on the spot.

Okay! I'll head right there, then!

[Okay, yeah, he's excited now. The background on screen starts to move as he walks quickly down the halls of the castle, though he slows slightly as he goes back over what she's said.]

Wait... Cleg? What's a cleg?

It's a winged horse made out of air spirits. Like a pegasus, but black.

[And much stronger]

Oh. [He had no idea what a pegasus was, but winged horse, okay, that's...interesting.] Sounds neat.

[And he can't wait to see it or the healing magic, so he picks up the pace again, running through the castle.

Soon enough, Hiccup makes it outside and turns his locket off as he approaches the stables. This is where his steps get slightly awkward, and he looks around almost warily, in a way.]

Elincia...? You here?

[Near the back of the stables, well away from the other horses, Elincia leans out]

Oh, Hiccup? Is that you?

[Behind her, a large, black horse looms, flaring out its wings in an attempt to look intimidating and Elincia quickly turns to hush it gently]

Yeah, it's me. Were you expecting someone else?

[It's a joke, but he holds his arms out as though to show himself off. Weren't you expecting a tiny little fifteen-year-old with a metal foot, Elincia?

His smile falters when he gets a look at the horse--or the cleg, he supposes it's called. It doesn't even have to attempt to look intimidating to appear so to him. Steps slowing slightly, Hiccup eyes it a little warily. Which is pretty ridiculous since he's at ease around dragons, but winged horses that are possibly magic are definitely a new thing for him, okay?]

So... This is your valiant steed, huh? [He laughs a little, nervously.] You called it a cleg, right?

[She laughs, the joke putting her at ease as she calms her cleg]

Yes. This is my cleg, Lucetta. Don't mind her, she's actually more frightened of you than you are of her. She just likes to pretend otherwise.

[Silly clegs]

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