The sun was shining warmly on Sabertooth's own personal town, the "Ace of Spades", as it was called. With the skies clear, with only a few wispy clouds streaking across the baby blue backdrop, the sight was almost literally stunning. Delilah was arriving in town for the first time, and she couldn't help but let a broad grin creep onto her face as she walked. It didn't occur to her that she was beginning to hum a happy little tune to herself, and before long she was beginning to power-walk towards the town, approaching from one of the several surrounding mountain faces. She was excited, for sure. After all, today was the day. She was finally going to join a legitimate guild of mages. Delilah had been waiting for this day, quite impatiently, for some time now, and she felt ready to burst now that she was almost there. The whole time she had trained and studied to become a mage, herself -- hell, the whole time she had been trekking towards the town that was home to the famous guild "Sabertooth" -- she never stopped to think that she might not be accepted into the ranks of the guild.
It wasn't cockiness, or even confidence. It merely hadn't occurred to her. In fact, as she walked, steadily moving faster and faster until she could have felt her legs beginning to vibrate with magical energy if she hadn't been too busy daydreaming, she still didn't bother to think that she might not 'get in'. To her, since it was what she wanted, it only seemed a given that it would happen if she tried hard enough. So, there was never any reason to consider it.
Delilah walked -- though it may have seemed that she was jogging -- into town at around 3:00 in the afternoon, her eyes wide and teeth showing through her slightly awkward smile. She was still daydreaming, and hardly noticed as she bumped into several people on her rather direct route to the castle standing proud over the rest of the town. Her eyes were fixed on the impressive structure, her hands grasping the strap of a rather robust looking satchel, which contained all of her meager possessions (most of which were clothes). She had an intense aura of positivity and determination around her as she walk-ran through the town, still gradually growing more and more impatient.
It wasn't long after she entered the borders of the town before she broke into a full on run towards the castle, the excitement of it all overwhelming her. She couldn't wait any longer, she had to see the inside of that magnificent castle. Even more, she needed to meet her future guild mates, it didn't matter who, as long as she bumped into anyone at all she would be happy. She was nearly at the massive threshold of the castle before it occurred to her that she had no idea what she would do or say if she met someone that actually was from the guild. Worse yet, she began to wonder if she might not run into anyone at all, at least anyone that could help her join Sabertooth.
She slowed to a halt almost instantly, and a worried, perplexed expression crossed her face. "Oh... Umm.... Wait a second..." She muttered to herself, taking a moment to examine the ground at her feet carefully, as though it would somehow have the answer written on it.
Delilah stood like that, staring at the ground, looking confused, for what was easily a full minute before furrowing her eyebrows and puffing her cheeks out a bit. "Oh, whatever, I'll figure it out!" She exclaimed, before walking at a much more subdued pace into the castle. The initial sight of the interior of the castle almost sent her reeling, causing her to hesitate briefly. She let out an audible 'gulp' as she took another step into the building, feeling nervous for the first time in weeks. It was all so regal! Did she really belong here? She wondered. She had to tell herself that now wasn't the time to start worrying. She had put it off this long, she could put it off for a little longer.
She spent what felt like hours standing in the main hall of the castle, looking around and waiting for someone to walk through, but she had apparently come during a very empty time of day. Almost no one at all had passed through, and those that had were either too busy to stop and talk or simply didn't want to, it seemed. In reality, it had only been about half an hour, but Delilah started to feel that impatient tick again, and she let out an annoyed huff before drawing a breathe to announce, "Hey!! My name is Delilah Button! Is there anyone here from the guild called 'Sabertooth'?! I mean jeez, I've been waiting around here for hours, and nobody wants to stop and talk to me? It's not like I blend in, I've got bright red hair, you jerks!" She shouted, addressing no one in particular. In fact, at the time that she had begun to shout her thoughts into the air, it seemed like nobody was even in the room, so she had decided to go all out just to make sure that she was heard, raising the volume of her own voice to nearly 100 decibels, as if speaking through a megaphone.
As she finished speaking, she realized that she had closed her eyes to shout, and with a faint blush crossing her cheeks, embarrassed by her outburst, Delilah slowly opened her eyes and cautiously looked around the main hall to see if anyone was there.
It wasn't cockiness, or even confidence. It merely hadn't occurred to her. In fact, as she walked, steadily moving faster and faster until she could have felt her legs beginning to vibrate with magical energy if she hadn't been too busy daydreaming, she still didn't bother to think that she might not 'get in'. To her, since it was what she wanted, it only seemed a given that it would happen if she tried hard enough. So, there was never any reason to consider it.
Delilah walked -- though it may have seemed that she was jogging -- into town at around 3:00 in the afternoon, her eyes wide and teeth showing through her slightly awkward smile. She was still daydreaming, and hardly noticed as she bumped into several people on her rather direct route to the castle standing proud over the rest of the town. Her eyes were fixed on the impressive structure, her hands grasping the strap of a rather robust looking satchel, which contained all of her meager possessions (most of which were clothes). She had an intense aura of positivity and determination around her as she walk-ran through the town, still gradually growing more and more impatient.
It wasn't long after she entered the borders of the town before she broke into a full on run towards the castle, the excitement of it all overwhelming her. She couldn't wait any longer, she had to see the inside of that magnificent castle. Even more, she needed to meet her future guild mates, it didn't matter who, as long as she bumped into anyone at all she would be happy. She was nearly at the massive threshold of the castle before it occurred to her that she had no idea what she would do or say if she met someone that actually was from the guild. Worse yet, she began to wonder if she might not run into anyone at all, at least anyone that could help her join Sabertooth.
She slowed to a halt almost instantly, and a worried, perplexed expression crossed her face. "Oh... Umm.... Wait a second..." She muttered to herself, taking a moment to examine the ground at her feet carefully, as though it would somehow have the answer written on it.
Delilah stood like that, staring at the ground, looking confused, for what was easily a full minute before furrowing her eyebrows and puffing her cheeks out a bit. "Oh, whatever, I'll figure it out!" She exclaimed, before walking at a much more subdued pace into the castle. The initial sight of the interior of the castle almost sent her reeling, causing her to hesitate briefly. She let out an audible 'gulp' as she took another step into the building, feeling nervous for the first time in weeks. It was all so regal! Did she really belong here? She wondered. She had to tell herself that now wasn't the time to start worrying. She had put it off this long, she could put it off for a little longer.
She spent what felt like hours standing in the main hall of the castle, looking around and waiting for someone to walk through, but she had apparently come during a very empty time of day. Almost no one at all had passed through, and those that had were either too busy to stop and talk or simply didn't want to, it seemed. In reality, it had only been about half an hour, but Delilah started to feel that impatient tick again, and she let out an annoyed huff before drawing a breathe to announce, "Hey!! My name is Delilah Button! Is there anyone here from the guild called 'Sabertooth'?! I mean jeez, I've been waiting around here for hours, and nobody wants to stop and talk to me? It's not like I blend in, I've got bright red hair, you jerks!" She shouted, addressing no one in particular. In fact, at the time that she had begun to shout her thoughts into the air, it seemed like nobody was even in the room, so she had decided to go all out just to make sure that she was heard, raising the volume of her own voice to nearly 100 decibels, as if speaking through a megaphone.
As she finished speaking, she realized that she had closed her eyes to shout, and with a faint blush crossing her cheeks, embarrassed by her outburst, Delilah slowly opened her eyes and cautiously looked around the main hall to see if anyone was there.
