Screenshot-like scene from The Glass Sonata, of when Day (blondie on the right) and Anden (curly-head in the middle) first meet the frequently cranky, ever-skeptical Chidea:

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We managed to find her about an hour after the tournament ended, when her master left to join High Borlath Arisae in a celebratory dinner at the palace, and left her locked in the contenders’ stalls located beneath the arena. Not surprisingly, few stayed around to gawk at her. The Governor had laid out a mountain of a feast in the streets around the palace, and food drew Aristans like mold.

I approached the stable she now paced in. She spun around in the darkness so that I could see only the parts of her face illuminated by the lines of light the door’s wood bars failed to block. One line revealed her eyes, green-brown and smoldering with anger. She was definitely one of the lighter-skinned.

“Greetings, Chidea Isiado,” I said.

She glared at us, less so at Anden because he appeared Salan. “What do you want?” she said. Feisty.

I offered her a hand through the gaps, hoping she wouldn’t try to slice it off with her temper. “I want to offer my congratulations to you for a job well done.”

She bared her teeth and turned away.

“I also want to make you an offer.”

“I’m not interested in any offers,” Chidea replied, folding her arms. “I’ve been sold to the palace already.”

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These three get caught in a pretty ugly love triangle later on, the poor dears..... The actual sketch looks much better than this, unfortunately; I think I'll give it another coloring job once I'm reunited with my tablet. o___O