[gremlin]

"You're twelve?" she said and smiled. "You're older than me then, I'm only ten." Judith listened to him speak, her ears perked up, she listened very closely. "I can't really see well in the dark, that's why I tend to leave the forest when the sun starts to go to sleep." she said and laughed. "But recently I've been stealing my father's lantern and coming here at night. It's quiet here and I like that." Judith couldn't help but look over Rhyldrin's body. He was so tall for his age, much taller than him. She had heard that that was normal for a Dark Elf though, they were always a foot or two taller than Light Elves. She felt so small.

"Oh! I never knew that. I don't really know much about Dark Elves. Only what the elders speak of and what I hear my parents speaking about sometimes at night." she became quiet near the end of her sentence. She looked at her feet and moved them back and forth. "Not many people say nice things about Dark Elves. But I'm sure that many Dark Elves don't say nice things about Light Elves either. I don't listen to all of that nonsense though." she wrinkled her nose. "My brother believes it all though, it's really sad how easily someone can be taught to hate. I guess it's because he's young."

Her face became hot as it turned red from his complement. "Oh," she stammered quietly. "Thank you." she brought her hands up to her hair and shyly played with it. "Most Light Elves have light hair, like most of them have light skin tones. It's rare for a Light Elf to have dark hair, but it isn't a bad thing. A lot of people are jealous, even my mother. When I was born she was pleasantly surprised."

A sudden noise caught Judith's attention. A bell ringing, she stood from where she sat almost immediately. "There's a festival tonight, they ring the bell when it's about to begin. They also might close the gates soon since it's getting dark. I-" she paused and looked at Rhyldrin smiling. "I would invite you, but..." she didn't think that she had to say more. "I'm sorry."