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Alicia was a already lively as a kid. She ran, she shouted, she sang, she danced. She loved music just as much as showing the boys she was a force to be reconned with. Yet, due to her lively nature she could never find the time or concentration to take up an instrument.
One day she was just walking somewhere, and then it happened. One moment she was on the street on a warm summer night, the other, she was in a dark cold forest. The moon shone bright and gave her just enough light to not run into any trees. While the fresh air in the forest was a huge relief from the moist heat of the city, she couldn't help but wonder how this could have happened. Did she sink away in thought so deep that she didn't even notice leaving the city and entering a forest? No, that couldn't be it, her feet didn't hurt. Did she stumble into a surprisingly well hidden park in the city? Well, if that was the case she should be able to walk out of there rather fast by going from whence she came. She turned around, and started walking.
It became clear rather soon that this wasn't a park in the city. Nor was it a forest just outside the city limits. She walked, and walked, and kept walking. The night becoming ever darker and every step more heavy. After a few hours she found something resembling a road, and following that she found a nice little inn.
The in was small but cozy. The innkeeper, an old bearded man, was very surprised to have a visitor this late in the night. But he recognised that Alicia needed help. And offered her a bed. Alicia's sleep was dreamless and long. Through a small hole in the roof a beam of sunlight crept over her body. While soothing and warm on her skin, it was unbearable when it beamed straight into her eyes. In sitting up the memories of last night came back to her. Clear to her now that it wasn't a dream, she got up and out of the room.
The inn was calm. An older woman was serving the few guests who came to have lunch. Even though the place wasn't that big. It was clearly built to serve and house a lot more people.