Haunted Wood let's forget about the party.

You want it all, don't you? He hummed carefully as he gazed upon her. The words weren't mean-spirited or pointed. If one looked carefully enough they might even find humor hidden under them. An ocean, forest and mountain. It was a lofty desire but he could admire that about her. Certainly not one to settle — not like him.

She was nothing like him and perhaps that's what he found alluring the most. To tame a beast (a foolish goal, a foolish thought) that had a fire he had never encountered. The thought was smoldered within him as he moved to be out of reach, aiming to walk along a path forged from the groups many guardians.

There's a woman with a messed up neck. You might like her. He mused with an absent roll of his shoulders. Little feisty but rather willing to fight despite her injury. You did say you wished to train here, after all.