Arrival+in+Lyrabar

"Oh...look over there big brother....have you ever seen anything so wondrous!" The young silver haired elven girl pointed out a brightly colored merchants tent...filled with gaudily dressed men and women trying to sell all manner of baubles and trinkets to passers by. "Oh...and that… there are so many people here...so many strange...sights..." The girl sniffed the air, her mouth watering a bit as she scented some sort of roasted meat, her stomach growling. "And...smells! I'm soooo hungry!"

The older silver haired elf smiled, ruffling his sisters hair, she made the same exclamation at least a dozen times as they'd passed through the merchant district of the great coastal city of Lyrabar. "So I've heard...Lum...we'll get something to eat once we get to the elven embassy." It had been months of travel...but...they'd finally made it here, to Lyrabar. After speaking with the smartly dressed city guard at the cities northern gate, Luthais had been amused to be confused for an elf of Myth Coramanth....and then surprised to hear they had an...embassy here in the city. That was very...unusual...his people rarely lived among the humans. His curiosity had gotten the best of him and he decided to stop by this embassy first. Besides, it was as good a place as any to start look for their missing sister.

"Ohhhh..." she came to an abrupt stop at one of the tents selling carnival masks with so many different colors, feathers, silks, and sparkly beads. Luthais stopped and turned around to see her leaning over the table looking at all of the pretty pieces.

"Lum? We'll have time to shop later..." he extended his hand toward her. She looked at the pieces sadly for a moment and then ran back to his side, taking his hand. He looked down at her sternly for running off as he took her hand, but she looked up at him with her big blue eyes and smiled sweetly. He smiled down at her and kept her hand in his as they walked toward the embassy. They continued to walk through the merchant district, as she pointed out more interesting things. He simply nodded and kept her walking.

She spied the Sokolov bake shop and stopped at the window, eyeing all the pretty baked pastries. She felt very pulled here. Her stomach growled. She gasped as she pointed out things in the window, "Look at that! Heart shaped cakes... oh they're so pretty! And look at those big cookies with frosting! Just look at how fat those muffins are!"

"Lumani..." he crouched down by her with a great deal of patience, "we'll eat soon, I promise. And you can have treats later, okay?"

"B-but... I really want to go here.... Just one ... little... cookie?" She smiled up at him hopefully, twisting a strand of her silvery hair around her finger, "Pleeease?"

"You..." He scooped her up with one arm, continuing to walk, and tickled her until she couldn't breathe because she was laughing so hard. She giggled most of the rest of the way to gates of the embassy.

He stopped before the guards at the gate, and nodded at them, "I am Luthais Anndrasdan, and this is my sister, Lumani... we seek council with an ambassador if one is available." Lumani curtsied gracefully, before stepping slightly behind her brother.