How many times had she been in this forest by now? She'd definitely lost count at this point. At this time, she was on her way Vilpamolan. It was a lawless area, full of violence and danger. Yet, it was was also one of the most active and efficient port cities in all the land, and it would be the very same city which would be harboring the ship to her next destination, to the continent of Parvpora, a land renowned for it's magic and mysteries; Magic and mysteries which Ha Neul had a mind to investigate, in order to learn more concerning the instability of magic, it's causes, and how to prevent it.

In the midst of her quiet stroll through the woods, onward to her destination, a voice would break calming silence of the forest, along with her meditation. It was a loud voice, one that seemed to be in distress, one that screamed for help. Raising a curious eyebrow at the sound, Ha Neul pondered on the many possibilities which could have taken place. Perhaps this person was currently being eaten alive by the animals of the forest, perhaps they'd ran into tribal cannibals, or perhaps they were now in the process of being robbed by bandits. She pondered if by the time she'd even got there, if the figure would still even be alive. Logic told her to ignore the sound, and continue heading towards her destination, as the person caught in distress would most likely be dead soon, they would most likely drag her into additional trouble, which was not even her priority, or both. Despite this logical basis, her conscience eventually got the better of her. Eventually succumbing to her morals, she let out a defeated sight, as she began a hurried jog in the direction of the calling voice.

"Hey! Over here! Im stuck in these bushes, can you please help me?" The sound brought Ha Neul's jog to a stop, as she turned her head to the side in order to observe the spot where the voice had come from. An eyebrow rose at the scene. There were no wild beast in sight devouring her, no cannibals, no bandits; the figure was simply stuck in a thorn bush. Pondering on the possibility of how such an unfortunate situation could have happened to anyone with common sense casually strolling through the forest, she could find no plausible explanation. Unless the figure had voluntarily jumped into the bush while walking past it, or been thrown in the bush by another person somehow, it made no sense to Ha Neul how the figure could've possibly found themselves stuck so dangerously and strongly within a sharp thornbush.
Her eyes half winched distastefully, as the figure began to call out louder to her. It was a noisy one. The situation was almost so laughable, that Ha Neul momentarily observed around the area with her eyes, in order to check and see if there's was a group of bandits waiting to ambush her the moment she went to help the poor figure, by using her as bait to draw Ha Neul out.

Folding her arms, Ha Neul eventually made a slow approach to the bush, in order to observe the figure in more detail. She found herself rather surprised behind her nonchalant expression, upon taking notice of the ears of the woman. An elf? Now 'that' was something she didn't see everyday. She'd heard many stories of such beings, but to actually see one up close, was a rare luxury few ever experienced.

"Elf.." Ha Neul eventually began coolly, "How have you found yourself in such a predicament?" Upon Ha Neul's nonchalant expression, a slight smirk could faintly be seen on the side of her lips, revealing she found the unfortunate situation somewhat amusing.  

Listening to the female elf's story, Ha Neul rose an eyebrow of slight intrigue. "Branches, huh?" She responded, somewhat lowly, as he looked upward in order to better observe the trees and the blanket of canopy overhead. "Does your kind normally do such things, in order to avoid humans?" Ha Neul inquired, rather sincerely this time. She was sincerely curious if such acts were why elves were rarely seen by humans. The unfortunate situation, while amusing, seemed to now at least have a plausible logic to it. So 'that' was how she'd ended up trapped in the thornbush; she hadn't been travelling by ground. The idea itself actually seemed quite clever, yet Ha Neul knew that she herself would be far too heavy with her armor and equipment to attempt such a feat.

She looked up in contemplation for a time, before turning her gaze back to elf. She gazed at the elf for quite a few moments, as if she were contemplating whether to free her or not. "And yet I wonder, how many of your kind falls into thornbushes like you." She jested with a smirk, before reaching for the sheath on her belt satchel, and pulling out a dagger. "Stand still," She ordered rather sternly, lightly grabbing the elf's wrist, as she began to carefully slice through the thorn vines in order to free her. The whole process would most likely take quite some time, as she was quite cautious not to have female elf cut even more by thorns during the process.

"Forced servitude?" Ha Neul repeated beck in the midst of her freeing, as she mediated on the statement. Apparently this wasn't just any elf, but a sun elf. Yet, to Ha Neul, she did really know much of a difference, for they all seemed the same to her, as she'd never been in contact with elves before. 'All' of them were a peculiar race to her, no matter what kind.

"Where i'm from.." Ha Neul continued, rather solemnly, as she continued to cut. "Your kind does not exist." 

Watching as the female elf took the initiative to complete the rest of work of freeing herself, after her arms had been freed, Ha Neul stood back and allowed the elf to untie her legs and make her way out the bush. At her thanks and offering something in return, Ha Neul's eyebrows rose, slightly surprised. She was definitely was not a human. Your average human would've most likely just thanked her, and left, without offering any favor in return.

She did not answer for a time, as she continued to stare at the elf in silence, now better able to examine her, since she was now standing. "I do not require much, as I am pretty self sufficient. Do not worry about it." She eventually replied, rather nonchalantly, before making an additional inquiry. "Where were you headed to, anyways? And what do you mean by this 'forced servitude'?"

As the grappling hook shot into the treetops, taking the female elf along with it, Ha Neul, rather caught off guard and surprised, followed the scene with her eyes. When the elf had disappeared from sight, she immediately figured that it would be the last she'd see of her, her questions remaining unanswered. That was, until the elf suddenly returned, hanging upside down, and staring at her with large, shining, emerald eyes. Ha Neul took deep mental observance of the elf's features, continuing to distinguish differences between her and general humans.

The elf's reply to her question was rather unexpected, as she didn't really expect her to actually be a 'resident' of the forest. Most of what lived here were tribal cannibals, from what Ha Neul had experienced. She found little to no reason personally herself, to choose to abode in a place such as this, when there were so many more convenient options, such as the city. Yet, considering the elf was avoiding human contact, choosing to abode in maze like forest such as this, where most humans either become stranded beyond all hope, or simply avoid entering entirely altogether, did make sense. 
"Animals protector, huh?" She eventually spoke in response, a small smirk on her face during the statement. Ha Neul was not as sensitive concerning animals. If she needed to eat an animal, she ate one. If she didn't, she left it alone. She hadn't much care about protecting them. They were either food for her, or a threat to her. "Shall you attack me if I become hungry one day, then?" She jested, before asking her more serious inquiry.

"And why would humans capture your kind as slaves?" The question was genuinely curious, as generally people didn't enslave something unless it offered some benefit to them. This was especially true when they were enslaving the same thing in large numbers. Elves were not renowned as the most physically strong race, and so she assumed they must have held some other value, which gave motive to enslave this particular female elf's kind.