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Marianne 2 : 7
Marianne had placed her coins in the wishing well, and yet, she didn't feel that energized need to race onwards to the next adventure. It was almost like she was coming down from a sugar high, her normally bouncy steps slowing into a slow scuffle. She was near the edge of town, and seeing a rock wall, she sat down on it, taking out her water bottle and taking a sip. It had to be the war getting her down. While she didn't hang out with the feline races often, Dreamwalker had a soothing aura, and she missed his calm presence around the farm. Plus, with him gone, Shadow was going on a bit of a rampage, not doing anything she could get grounded for, but always just pushing the edge of her limits... She sighed. Maybe she just needed to slow down for a bit... Pulling two things from her pack, she started nibbling on a pear as she set her musical contraption to playing. She didn't understand all this technology, but as Matchbox Twenty's 'Hand Me Down' song began to play, she finished her pear and sat in the shade on the rock wall, under a tree that was growing from the ground behind her.