One leg short (Luanna/Epona)

Pain is temporary
Pride is forever

Thud! The first knife hit the target a bit too far from the center for Luanna's liking.

Thud! Her aim was a bit better this time.

Thud! Getting closer.

Thud! Spot on.

"Yes!" she exclaimed.

Luanna put away the remainder of her knives, and then waited for the target area to be clear so that she could retrieve the ones she had thrown moments before. She pulled each of them out of the target, using her legs to brace herself so she didn't slide on the floor as she removed the knives. She steadied the target with one hand and used the other to remove the knives. Once she had retrieved all of them, she returned those to the same place as she had put the ones she hadn't used.

The blonde career girl was done with her training for the day, now, and was drenched in quite a bit of sweat from the hard work she had been doing. Throughout the day, she had practiced with a bow, a sword, hand to hand combat and knives. She felt rather accomplished, having done rather well with all of her training, and even having managed to win in her hand to hand combat practice with one of the instructors.

As she left the training center, Luanna was planning on surprising her best friend, Lorenza, with a surprise for her eighteenth birthday. Although, Luanna would have to go home first to retrieve the gift she had gotten her, and then head over to her house. She hoped that nothing would mess with her schedule, as she hated having things like that get thrown off, especially when she had her entire day planned out. That day, she planned on training, and then heading home, getting the gift for Lorenza, delivering it to her, hanging out with her for a few hours, and then heading home to make dinner for the family.

Unfortunately, though, Luanna's day was interrupted anyway. As she was walking, she noticed a female who appeared to be a bit older than her, sitting on a bench with a young child. If Luanna hadn't overheard their conversation, though, it wouldn't have had any relevance to her day.

What Luanna just so happened to overhear was that they needed someone to take them to a doctor. That's when Luanna's more helpful and friendly side seemed to kick in, as she approached the two that were sitting on the bench and decided to speak up.

"I heard you talking as I passed by; do you need help?" Luanna questioned. She was internally frustrated that she had allowed this to interrupt her day, but at the same time, she was proud of herself for taking the time to help someone. Hopefully she'd still make it to give Lorenza her gift in time.

Pain is temporary
Pride is forever

As soon as Luanna's voice reached the other female's ears, it appeared that she was displeased with the offer of help. She looked thoroughly annoyed, and perhaps even embarrassed that Luanna had offered help to her. It seemed that she didn't want to hurt her pride by allowing someone to help her, or perhaps that she simply did not want Luanna's help. Had it been someone else offering her help, maybe she would have taken it a lot less reluctantly. This, however, could not be proven one way or another, as in that moment, the only one offering her aid was Luanna.

The one sitting on the bench had a child next to her that seemed to be hopelessly trying to aid her. 'Perhaps that's her daughter?' Luanna wondered to herself. She had no way to be certain without asking, and she felt no need to ask, as it was really none of her business. There was no need for Luanna to pry deeper with questions of any sort, as she knew that doing so would likely irritate her new acquaintance more than before.

Finally, it seemed that the one Luanna had offered help to finally decided to give up the act of toughness. Her frown that she had been giving Luanna since her offer of help was finally starting to dissipate. She sighed a 'yeah' in response to Luanna's offer of help, and then proceeded to explain what had happened. Apparently, her leg was broken. She stated that she needed to go to a doctor, which Luanna had already assumed, judging on the situation. Explaining that she had no one to call, and that she didn't have a babysitter, answered Luanna's thoughts as to whether or not the young child belonged to the injured female.

She said that she could use some help after saying something to her child, first. Then, Luanna spoke up.

"Let me know how I can help. If you need it, I can call up a friend of mine to watch your daughter, too." offered Luanna. She wanted to help however she could, and if need be she would call up Lorenza for help. Besides, calling up Lorenza would give her some time to see her on her birthday, even if it meant not giving her the gift that she had for her until later that day or afterward.

Pain is temporary
Pride is forever

The young woman that Luanna had offered help to seemed to be questioning herself as to whether or not she should take the offer. She seemed reluctant, but spoke up to tell Luanna that she'd like a ride to the ER or someone to walk her to where she could catch a cab. That was when the young woman seemed to realize she hadn't introduced herself, although, Luanna didn't expect her to. After all, the situation at hand might not of required it. Although, it was easier to communicate with someone if you knew their name. She had introduced herself as Epona. Why did that name seem so familiar to Luanna in that moment? She felt as if she had heard it before. Perhaps Epona was someone popular or well known around the District and Luanna just couldn't put her finger on it.

”I'm Luanna.” the blonde girl replied with a smile. She didn't want to bother Epona with being too friendly, as she felt like that could have been an issue, so she didn't offer her hand for a handshake or anything. Instead, she told Epona that she'd be able to help her.

”I don't have a way to give you a ride, but I could certainly help walk you to where you may be able to get one.” she told her.

Epona had thanked Luanna for stopping by, saying that she was tired of watching people walk by. It was understandable, and Luanna knew that if she needed help, she'd hate to just sit there, waiting for someone to come and help her. She always hated feeling helpless, and didn't like bothering others to help her. Luanna would much rather help someone like Epona, rather than being in the position that Epona was in.

”What happened, if you don't mind me asking?” questioned Luanna as she went over to stand next to Epona, offering her arm to support her.