CHATTY DOORWAYS.

Sarika, my enchanting neighbour or the pied piper as I had taken to calling her after her enchanting performance, invites us to hang out and ‘compare notes’ after the ceremony winds up.

She seemed nice, ignoring the whole; I can make you do it even if you don’t want to part, and I didn’t want to go sit in my room alone. Thoughts had a way of creeping up on someone. So, I reluctantly accept her invitation, not that I could even decline. The moment she offered, Eislyn had jumped at the chance, dragging me after the girl and her companion.

“She’s half Mer and half-elf but her parents died so she was sort of adopted by Ereni’s. Oh, and she’s a siren, no idea from where.” Eislyn whispers to me.

I watch Sarika as we trudge after her; with green wavy hair and the bright golden eyes I had glimpsed before, she truly was a remarkable sight.