Naria and Eriya
    Like Van, Folken has his own catgirls who adore him and address his as "Lord". Folken, however, tops his brother with TWIN catgirls as appose to just one. They are Naria and Eriya.
    Naria and Eriya are about 17 years old, I think. When they were little they lived in the forest with their mother and father, near a village. The villagers, however, hated the "beastmen", and burned down their home, killing their parents. Naria and Eriya (which were not their names at the time) were left to care for themselves, surviving only on the love that they had for each other. The villagers soon realized that they had not killed the two young catgirls, and went out to look for them. They eventually found them and herded them towards the edge of a cliff. They were sent falling to their doom. Luckily for them, a man with beautiful white wings swooped down and saved them. Their instincts told them to bite him, but he withstood the pain of their tiny fangs and promised them new luck. He gave them new names. The twin with the silver hear was now known as "Naria", and the other, with the golden hair, was now "Eriya".
    From that day on, they served under Folken, training to become stronger. They were very cocky and thought that their luck was invincible. However, when the Dragon arrived upon the scene, they were forced to find a way to increase their luck. Their entire bodies' blood was replaced with "lucky blood" called FortuneBlood, making them virtually unbeatable. Although, they seemed to lose their power when the sun is revealed.
    Naria has an encounter with Hitomi when she tries to kidnap her and take her back to Folken. But Hitomi's kindness and her ability to see the quality in others caused Naria to doubt her actions a little, and in the end, she didn't take Hitomi to Zaibach.
    The FortuneBlood had some nasty side effects. It caused Naria and her twin to grow extremely weak, and in the end it was probably the thing that killed them.

    In the Cut version of Escaflowne, the editors were smart in taking out certain parts that told us more about Naria and Eriya. If you've ever seen the Uncut version, you know what I mean. Now, if you like, you can keep reading, but what I'm about to say may offend some younger readers. Read it at your own discretion:
    In the uncut version, Naria and Eriya have a close relationship. I mean, a really close relationship. *cough* I mean, a relationship that is pretty much considered taboo in our day and age. Do you get the picture? The editors were more or less smart when they cut out the part from Operation Rule of Love when Naria leaned over her sister in a  suggestive way and wanted to kiss Eriya to know what it tasted like to kiss Folken.  That's the kind of close relationship they have.
    Apart from that, they are both in love with Folken. Folken, on the other hand, is not in love with them but he cares for them deeply. It's almost exactly the same as the relationship that Van has with Merle.
In the end, the 3 (naria, Eriya, and Folken) are reunited.


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