Heather mostly didn't look it, but she was something of a bundle of nerves as she approached the VTOL. She had a gentle smile on her face, but her eyes were dancing with excitement, and her steps maybe a tad too quick. If she were honest she...kinda hadn't really expected to actually get this far? There was a not-entirely-trivial part of her that kinda just assumed she'd flunk out of Fort Naoth within a month.
Well, she hadn't. The training hadn't been easy, but years of running around the village doing odd-jobs had made her into a quick study, and done well to develop her fitness. And thanks to mandatory combat training that was part of a Teratian(?) education, she had already been an alright fencer. She had gotten into the swing of things fine, and the training had definitely paid off - the past year had dramatically developed her weapon skills and endurance.
And now here she was, about to be on her way home (yay!) to receive her Blessing. It was exciting, but also a little scary. After this, she would be a Page, expected to fight actual demons and win. She hoped she'd be good enough. Or at least get a cool enough power to cover for her if she wasn't.
(Super-strength would be fun. She had earned high marks for speed and agility and solid ones for endurance, but physical strength was something she could stand for more of. Ooh or maybe energy blasts! Then it wouldn't matter how strong she was! Or disintegration beams! Then she could just disintegrate the demons! That would be a fun superpower!!)
Well, those were certainly fun wild speculations, but her Tithes were a moonstone ring and a book, and her tattoo was a runic word for the flower that her sister was named for. Moonstone powers tended to be kinda odd-ball, so it probably wouldn't be any of those. Maybe telepathy? Telepathy would be cool...
She was not so lost in her fantasizing that she failed to notice when she arrived. She returned Lily's little wave with one of her own and went to present herself before the Archivist. Once inside she looked to the camera drone and said in a clear, faintly melodious voice, "I'm Recruit Heather."
She went to check the contents of her chest. "Oh. Um...mine seems to be empty," she said in a slightly concerned, uncertain tone of voice.
Beat.
"Which makes sense, since I didn't request anything! So yeah, that checks out!" Yeah she wasn't exactly flush with wealth. Laurel sent home some of the money she made, but by the time she was getting an actual Knightly salary Heather had been basically about to head off to Naoth, so...yeah. She closed the box and gave it a little pat on the lid in thanks for the, just, critically important job it was doing for her.
With everything in order, she said, "Thanks, Levont!" and headed back out and moved off to the side, going to stand a few feet off from Lily.
"Hey!" she greeted her more directly this time, just falling into some idle chit-chat while they waited for permission to board. "Uh, Lily, right? So, this going to be your first time in Greenbrook?"