Still giggling from the fall, Elizabeth poked Night on the shoulder and stood up, reaching her hand to him in case he needed any help. Night laughed at her as he looked at the proffered hand and lifted himself up off the ground, smiling. He brushed himself off then reached over and knocked off some dirt that had been on her shoulder. She tilted her head to the side then turned around and gasped. She had momentarily forgotten where they were.
Elizabeth looked straight up to get a better view of all the tree houses. There were so many of them! They looked to be woven together with branches, yet they seemed to be coming out of the tree itself, like another type of fruit. The houses swayed with the trees, never knocking against them. Thinking it looked horribly fun, she turned towards the elder Spreekalin and grinned.
"Erm... Excuse me Mister Spreekalin...," she began to say. The large orange being leaned towards her, holding a hand up to gesture her to pause.
"You may call me Fulwah, small ones," he said gently, bowing slightly before them and flourishing his hand, "Pardon me for not saying so sooner. I seemed to have misplaced my manners somewhere else. They're probably in my home... Would you care to join me to look for them?"
Fulwah's eyes shone a little as he said this. He made an odd sort of hand gesture, sort of like he was trying to twirl a baton or something. Elizabeth was practically hopping up and down in excitement. Oh, how she wanted to go explore more. Those houses looked fantastic to her and she couldn't wait.
A few moments later, three brightly hued Spreekalins jumped down in front of the three. They stood straight at attention for a few moments but finally broke it when they all jumped past Fulwah to inspect the newcomers. They seemed almost as curious as Elizabeth felt. They were grinning widely, their large, white teeth showing. Each of them was a different color. They were so captivating for Elizabeth. She really wanted to touch one.
They seemed to have the same thoughts as her. They kept leaning in towards the two companions then moving away before doing it again, in a different spot near them. The smaller one that was nearest her was a bright blue and wore gray feathers tied to the end of its tail. The second one who was closest to Night at the moment was a rich forest green color. It had what looked like large fish scales tied around his neck that reflected the sunlight each time he moved. This one could blend perfectly with its surroundings probably - when it didn't wear those scales ,that is. The last one was the larger of the group. It had beads tied into his hair in the same fashion as the elder. There were fewer, though, and it seemed to keep them in an order rather than complete disarray as the elder did.
