Three girls from the small town of Koronidia, were off to visit the local temple where a wandering martial artist is staying for the week.
Talia, a 13-year-old white-haired girl and her friends, Elaiya and Tsuzunami are these girls. Elaiya is black-haired and shy, but has an overwhelming crush on Tsuzunami. Tsuzunami has bright orange hair and is friendly to her teammates but, unaware of Elaiya's crush on her.
"We're almost there," Talia declared as her and her friends walked the path to the local temple.
"I can't wait to hear what stories the visitor has to tell!" Tsuzunami exclaimed as she began dashing up the road, leaving her friends in the dust.
"So easily excited..." Talia sighed. "Wait up, Tsuzunami!" She ran after the orange-haired girl.
Without word, Elaiya ran after the other two.
...
As they entered the temple, one of the monks bowed in greeting
"Hello," Tsuzunami said.
"Monks don't speak," Talia said.
"Oh, sorry about that," she said to the monk, blushing. The monk merely smiled.
They entered the next room to find the visitor in front of them.
"I foresaw your arrival," he said. "You're names are Talia... Elaiya... and Tsuzunami, correct?" He pointed to each one as he spoke.
"Yes, that's us," Talia said.
"Ah...anyway, as you walked into the room, I sensed something strange about one of you."
"What would that be...?"
To be continued...