Connie wandered up onto the beach. She knew she wasn't supposed to be there, but she wanted to see what dry land was like. She runs up on the sand and wanders the cliff face until she finds the mouth of a cave. She walks inside, her vision naturally being good in dark environments due to being a seadweller. She wanders inside, and sees a light. She follows it until she finds what appears to be a small camp. There are bedrolls, and a fire, and beside that fire is a young troll, about her age. "Hi," she says, startling him. "I'm Connie!"

The boy jumps up and backs away from her a bit, deeper into the cave. He considers calling for his mother, but decides to give the cute seadwelling troll a chance. "N-nice to meet you, Connie. I'm Karmene." He speaks quieter, "It's nice to have visitors, but you really shouldn't be here! You need to go home and forgot you ever saw me, and keep this a secret."

Connie frowns. She didn't want to leave her new friend, and didn't want to keep him a secret. She quickly comes up with a plan. "Hm... How about I keep you a secret, but we be friends and I come visit you?" She smiles warmly, hoping he'll agree.

Karmene starts to speak, but yellow eyes show up behind him and something pulls Karmene into the darkness of the cave. A feminine voice speaks, and is quite intimidating. "Leave now, or else!"

Karmene objects. "Mama, stop! She just wants to be my friend! She's not gonna hurt anybody!"

Connie nods in agreement, and this makes the woman sigh. "I... suppose it would be good for you to have someone your own age to play with..." She steps out of the shadows, revealing her as a tall figure dressed in a beautiful jade and black dress. "You may call me Rosa, for now, at least." She nudges Karmene over and goes back to what she was doing.

Karmene smiles and goes over to Connie. "So, what kind of things do you like?"

Connie was happy to finally have someone to talk to, especially about herself. She had no one her age at the castle, just people who would only refer to her as "young heiress" and "mistress" and "highblood" instead of her name. "Whale, that's an easy one! I like a lot of things, like-"

Karmene listens intently, and Rosa monitors them from the shadows, deciding that maybe not all highbloods are so bad...