With as much that has happened since Galdor has come to this strange town, a strong urge for meditation was needed to calm his ever busy mind. So the elf sat against a tall oak he had found within the edge of the forest just outside of Jastrey. The calm and subtle tones of the woods always seemed theraputic in a way, as he listened to the sounds of the birds in the trees and watched the playful antics of a chipmunk as it scurried from one hiding place to another. "Dragons, vampires... What does all this mean", the elf said quietly to himself as he continued to listen to the forest, letting his mind and body rest.
"And here I thought I had found a quiet place to rest," Galdor chuckled. "Well, since you're here little gnome, you might as well join me" the elf called up tothe strange gnome as he patted a soft patch of moss growing alongside the tree where he sat. He watched as the gnome girl he recently met as Kollista scurried down the tree. She reminded him of a squirrel in a sense. "Tell me, what brings you to such a rambunctious town such as this?" Galdor asked as the gnome sat ever so jittery beside him.
Flipping down from the branch and landing surprisingly lightly on the ground, she scurried over and sat on the indicated patch of moss. "Ohhh. I just earned my hat. So Master Bonefinger saids it was times for me to moves on to a new town, yes yes yes. I went off with my letter saying I was an honest-to-immortals journeyman Gnome and finded my way here to Jastrey. I don't thinks I caught your name afore Mr Elf. I'm Kollista Nightbane. You can calls me Kolli."
The Gnomeling grinned as she waited for his name, before adding as an afterthought, "How did you end up in this delightfully excitings place?"
Galdor sighed lightly as he gazed longingly up to the tree tops, watching a small blue jay feeding her young. "Ever watch the birds Kolli? How they fly about as happy as they can be? Every year the birds fly off to lands unknown. Not knowing what they'll find when they get there, or even if they'll make it there at all. I'm kind of like those birds. Not knowing where I'm headed, just going where the winds of fate take me. Leaving behind what I once called a home in order to find another one i suppose. But that's a tale for another time I suppose." Galdor let a small smile escape to his lips as he looked to the young gnome. "The name's Galdor. Galdor Coamenal."
The elf's ears perked up. From over the distance, the sound of rubble can be heard. Galdor looks towards the gnome girl. "It sounds like the town is busy.I may not have been here long but I do think I should help out every ittle bit that I can. You can join me if you wish." And, after a nod farewell to Kollista, the elf rose and started towards town to see what all the ruckus was about.
"It meanses you've founds quite the exciting town, yes yes yes!" The cheerful voice of a small gnome came from somewhere just above him. Were the elf to look up, he would find the gnomeling that had sat by him during the recent Angori Thunder Dome event hanging upside down from a near by tree. By some miracle her hat had yet to fall from her head, despite it's too large size, as she hung hands-by-knees from a branch that looked barely strong enough to support her weight.