[Manardariel]

That was typical.
Just when Pearl had thought things couldn´t get any worse- they had. First they had been attaked. Then, a second-story room. Then she was the unfortunate one to bathe LAST- and now she saw she was getting freckels.

Groaning, she left the bathroom, and entered the room she was sharing with Prim, Crystal, Melilot and Anabell. The others were talking, Prim looking worried.

Pearl went to the window, opening the dark courtains. The last blazes of the setting sun burst in. Sighing, Pearkl sat down on her bed and started massaging her feet. She grimly mumbeled to herself about "Freckels-making-her-ugly; roads-not-safe; dratted-second-floor: feet-falling-off and so on and so on. She was so deeply engaged in feeling sorry for herself she didn´t even notice someone had sat down next to her.

"And I suppose that´s all you care about right now?" Crystal said. Starteled, Pearl looked up.

"Honestly, I knew you tend to be a bit egoistic, but that egoistic? YOUR feet hurt, YOU have freckels, YOU don´t feel safe, YOU had to bath last... do you ONLY care about yourself?!"

Pearl stated at her. She and Crystal had gotten on well for the last few days, but enough was enough.

"Oh?" she yelled back. "I´m egoistic, yes? Who´s been nothing but complaining about everything for the last 12 hours, you or me? And for your information I am not egoistic. I am simply tired and felt sorry for you being wounded. But why am I wasting my time-"

"YOU? Wasting YOU´RE time?" Cystal yelled back. "You waste so much time on make-up, a conversation might be something sensible for a change!"

"YOU of all people are telling me about being sensible?"

Half an hour later they were both horse and fuming with anger, but both felt better.

"Crystal?"

"What, you git?"

"It´s good to have a friend like you"

"Yeah, Pearl. It´s good to have someone like you too..."