Now, this was a nice afternoon, wasn’t it? Well, not in the sense that it was hot and sunny. That had passed by now. Most of the day it had been hot, almost oppressively so. Enough to force her to take a break in the nearby meadow, under a tree, otherwise her white pants and shirt would just be plastered to her skin by now. Sweat was always annoying, especially when it did not come from exercise, but just from temperature. Mirri did not like that at all. Especially given that she was someone who always tried to be somewhat covered, not out of prudence but out of propriety. A knight did not wear shorts. Full stop. Though maybe she should look into skirts some more. Chances were, even if she got herself one of those, it would be ankle-length too, though that might get in the way during combat.

She sighed, pushing aside thoughts of costumization aside for the time being. Not like the strong winds that came with darker clouds were going to make for good skirting time, anyhow. But she liked this more, the breeze flowing through her locks, ponytail flickering back and forth. It felt better. More like home, really, even though the path that she had returned to was an unfamiliar one. She had seen quite a few people walk by earlier, some even battling with their Pokemon along the road. Now, there was less going on. Which meant that the wild ones might get more rambunctious, so she remained alert, once more defaulting to protecting the roads as if it was actually her job. However, after a few minutes of purposeful striding, she found herself gaining on a young woman carrying an egg. Or were those multiple? She could not tell for now, just that it was probably a burden on the other yet, as she continued to gain.