The Dark Magician Girl

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  After meditating for about an hour, I open my eyes and look up at the sky. My hood falls down but I was too busy watching the giant cloud up there to pull it back up. "Dark long red hair, dark purple eyes. That is a very interesting combination," I look back down and find Ike before me. I laugh. "Ah, well it runs in my family, to have different hair and eye colors than what is mostly found in Ylisse," I smile.

  "Why do you hide your face though. I just never really seen anyone hide themselves like that before,"

  "Oh, well I like the dark, I like shadows I guess. I feel as though I concentrate better when it is dark, under my hood. My family wears them so it is tradition to keep it on. Everyone in my family keeps their hoods up. It is rare to see one of our hoods down,"

  Ike smiles back at me. "Ah, interesting customs your family have. I do not know royalty customs well, I was just curious,"

  I study Ike's face for a moment and then realize where I know him from. Ike seems to notice my face changing because his gaze changes as well. "I must acknowledge, you look familiar to me and I just realize now how I remember you. From my time, my best friend is a young girl named Myst,"

  Ike's gaze looks surprised. "Myst? You mean, my sister?" I nod. "Yes. We would play here in this forest every day. I did not know her brother much, uh, you that is, but I saw you daily when you came to pick her up. What I know about you is what Myst told me," I look back up at the sky for another moment and I pull my hood back up over my head.