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Ivy Nienna 
Would you look at that? That leaf bore a striking resemblance to the image of her pet falcon.
Laying there on the ground, Ivory lifted a slim hand to sort of wave it in the air trying to catch the leaf. Not knowing her depth perception was probably feet off, she smiled funnily at the canopy of branches. It was so nice outside, it really was.
Mmmmm. Hearing a voice from nearby, her eyes blinked a few times as she tried to focus. Was she alright? Why yes, everything was fine. Nodding distractedly she snuggled into the wonderful assortment of cushiony leaves and....
What? When did she lay down? Shaking her head a bit to clear the goofy wispyness of it all, she brought her head up slowly only now realizing the dull pain on her forehead.
Staring dazedly at the concerned guy next to her she nodded vaguely.
Had someone pushed her?? Well if someone had it was sweet of him to offer to go after him. Bringing up a hand to her forehead, she winced slightly as she felt the beginnings of a bump. A bump covered with scratchy stuff?
Picking it off, she held it up questioningly. Bark. Yes, it was in fact tree bark.
And then the rest of the guy's questions sunk in...Was it the tree?
Realizing what had happened, Ivory ducked her head down as she tried to sit up slowly bracing herself on her elbows.
Goofy smile now replaced by a sheepish one, she tried hard to hold back a blush as she tried to get up. " Yes, but it wasn't his fault. I provoked him."
GAH. Should he take her to the hospital wing?! Braeden had never before been a witness to a tree's attack, so he had no idea what to do. What if she died or something? No one was gonna blame the tree, they would blame
him! Hmm. Running away and out of sight was still an option... But Braeden was too nice to do that.
As the girl sat up on the leaf-covered ground and confessed that she had provoked the tree, Braeden sighed softly and shook his head slightly. Stupid tree; now it had the poor girl blaming herself for its violent behaviour. That was no way to treat a lady!
"Are you
sure you're okay? That was a pretty mean blow it gave you," said Braeden, still convinced the tree had purposely moved and pushed the girl (he didn't realize her response had been just playful). "I wouldn't mind accompanying you to the hospital wing," he added, now offering her a hand so she could get back up to her feet. "That is, if I remember the way back to the castle..." he added in a murmur with slightly furrowed brows.
Leave it up to Braeden to get lost in a one-way path.