Contrary.

Valerian gawked as he saw the giant tree of Sripa Flower. He looked at the lady beside him and asked, "Sister Trin, this tree." 

Trin smiled and raised her chin up to the sky slightly as she said, "This tree is the place where the holy maiden of Clar-awks lives. The first tree of the Sripa Flower or as we call it, the Tree of origins." 

Valerian nodded and said, "Marvelous." 

Trin nodded and asked him to follow her, they moved through what seemed to be the city of the magical creatures. A lot of the natives were in their humanoid form, they all had one thing in common, their shiny blue hair. Valerian was sticking out like a sore thumb in the crowd. 

However, he did not mind the scrutinizing gazes. Trin said, "This is the first time most of them have seen a human so close, I hope you do not mind." 

Valerian nodded and said, "I would have been the same if not for the fact that I have read about the clar-awks."