#turkishtulip

Visiting another country was super fun, even if it was always on business. Maybe that was because Chihiro usually had time to waste when ever she ended up visiting a foreign country. That gave her plenty of time for sight-seeing. Unfortunately, it also gave her plenty of time to get lost. She really should have picked up a map somewhere before wandering off, but the excitement got the best of her. It looked like she would just have to ask someone for help.

The Turks had pillaged the land, leaving the scars across it in the form of scorched earth and leveled forests. The once vibrant green land trampled by their horses, their men, and their carelessness. It made her quite sad that the land her and her sisters used to dance upon and frolic through was now a desolate place that no one wanted to come to. Many of her sisters had left to find greener pastures where the men were easily seduced and the babes easily switched.

So, why had Erzsebet come to walk amongst the lands that no longer yielded any fun for her kind. The were rumors of an Al Basti in their midst. There wasn't much known about the them, only what she had heard from the poor Turkish fools that had fallen for her. But, the Turkish men were not ones to believe in silly superstitions — which was quite silly of them, so when the Al Basti was mentioned the szépasszony was curious as to what new being decided to lay claim in their land. 

Moving her way through the Turks camp, she caught snippets of the conversations but no mention of the Al Basti. Perhaps they were just a myth and no such thing existed, but if that was true, then why did it feel like someone could see her? Twirling around, she kicked up the dirt around her causing a the crowd to wonder about the sudden gust of wind to face the woman who could see her plain as day when other's could not. 

I never said you were my favorite, that is a dirty lie.

You don't have to say I am. 

I can just tell.

[Grins] Well, I’m not sure how much you’d like it. I think I remember some pretty loud complaints on your end when I used to sing to you. But I will if you want.