[Orual]

"Oh, not at all, please come in!" Rie opened the door wide to let Nurumaiel enter. She watched the Elf with great interest, delighted to have another visitor (for Rie was unused to being alone), but also a little puzzled as to her motivations. Why had she come?

Then, suddenly, Rie flushed up to the roots of her hair, making her face comically monochrome. The room was rather a mess. Pio had kindly neglected to mention it, but as soon as Rie had come in she had dumped all of her belongings on the bed, the floor, everywhere. Not that there was that much to unload, but what there was had been spread out. Old habits die hard, thought Rie miserably as she, in a last, desperate effort, picked up a few of her articles of clothing. This was reminiscent of what her room looked like--mainly because it was useless trying to clean the room, given that she and her twin shared it.

"Please, excuse the wreck," Rie said apologetically, shoving the clothes inelegantly into one of the drawers. "This is my first time travelling, and I am afraid that once I found a place with a bed, I made myself right at home--to the obvious, disastrous consequences!" She laughed weakly, then, sufficiently satisfied with the effort she had made (the room was presentable, if not clean), she sat down on the bed and gestured for Nurumaiel to join her.

Assuming a comfortable cross-legged position, Rie settled herself and smiled brightly at the Elf. "So, what did you come to see me for?"