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A frown crossed Scorpio's lips and he sniffed. He knew it his snowy home was an island. 'Probably find her as well...before you even could...' the Bosmer thought moodily before he sighed.

"What could you even do?" He wondered softly, as he reached up and pulled on one of the chain links of his collar. Scorpio then sighed and stood up, pacing around to the other side of the fire. "Besides...why would you want to help me? I tried to kill you." The Elf reminded the Nord.

'...I guess I could head to Raven Rock, keep a look out for Sephy and the Dunmer to appear. At least then I'll know she's safe...but if he doesn't bring her to her brother?' The Bosmer wondered to himself, looking down with slight annoyance as the wolf-pup started to n** at his hand, wanting to be placed on the ground. It was finally calm and confident again, and when the wood elf set it down, the wolf growled at Casius before dashing from the cave, it taking a wide birth of the Nord as it left.

Now alone in the cave with the human, Scorpio felt on edge again, he staring at Casius from the corner of his eyes as he turned away slightly. Scorpio was alright with hand-to-hand fighting, but against the much large, compared to himself at any rate, Nord...the Bosmer didn't feel any confidence in himself. Especially not after being bested by Dain while in his werewolf form.

'I'll need to go fetch my bow...and then keep myself alive long enough to check on Sephy...' He thought as he crossed his arms.

Green eyes continued to glare at the Nord as Scorpio scooted back.

"I'm fine." The Bosmer lied as he tensed and touched his stomach, gripping his shirt. "Why didn't you stop him..." He asked before he looked down at the wolf pup, stroking it's ears as it whimpered. He mumbled softly to it, getting a small whine in return.

Looking back up at Caius, Scorpio pushed his hair from his face and behind his ears, before he glanced towards the fire, staring at it dully.

"Wouldn't have mattered anyway...the master knows that I can't do my job by now..." The Elf whispered before he closed his eyes.

'I could ask this Nord to kill me...maybe he would take care of Aliamel for me...he seems like a decent man...I could even tell him to take the collar from around my neck...I am sure some villages farther north would be happy to know 'a collared werewolf' is finally dead...they might reward him...' Scorpio though as his fingers lightly stroked the puppy's fur. 'I'm tired...' he added as he shook his head.

"...Do you know if that Dunmer would take Sephy to her brother?" Scorpio finally mumbled as he opened his eyes and looked back at the Nord, moving away from the man a little more.

(Thank you!)(I would like to try that house. Speaking of houses, that last house you sent me I couldn't find it... neutral )

Scorpio's eyes widened as the Dunmer walked over to him and he tried to scoot away, crying out as he clutched at his stomach, he opening his wound even more. The Bosmer didn't like the looks of the dark elf, especially not the mer's eyes.

"You're...you're going to hurt Sephy, aren't you." He hissed, flinching as Dain crouched and healed him, even if it was just slightly. He blinked, surprised by the action. Was..was the Dunmer going to let Sephy stay? The Falmer maiden seemed to want to at any rate. Scorpio's breath caught in his throat however when Dain turned and collected Seph again and shouting at the Nord, the Dunmer headed to the cave's entrance.

"No...Sephy!" The Bosmer called out, struggling to lift himself into a sitting position. It was too late however. The pair were already gone. Scorpio stared at the entrance of the cave for several seconds, his mouth open slightly before he closed his eyes and pounded his fist on the floor.

"No,no,no,no!" The elf cried out as he grabbed the scroll and ripping it open, he scanned it, struggling to read it before he spoke the spell, healing himself. As he groaned and pushed himself to his feet, Scorpio glared ahead of him as he turned and hurried into the den, dropping down beside his chest, still trembling from his injury. He ripped the lip open, digging around until he found a spare set of clothes.

"Got to go after her...I'll kill him..." Scorpio growled as he pulled the clothes on, but suddenly stopped in the middle, a leaf green tunic half-way pulled on. Slowly the anger faded from the Bosmer face, leaving a emotionless, dull expression as he sat down on his heels and pulled the tunic on all the way.

"No...no...no...no..." He whispered, pressing his face into his hands and shook his head before he looked up and slowly stood. Walking over to the pile of furs, Scorpio sat down, pulling the wolf pup out and into his lap and started to stroke it's head, trying to calm the fuzzy little creature.

"I let her get away...the master will surely kill me now...not when this is the second time she's escaped...he had the one who let her escape the first time killed...I won't be any different..." Scorpio whispered, the pup whimpering at his words.

"And even if I got her back...he still kill me...I can't do my job right...dear gods...the Dunmer would have did me a favor if he had killed me...it might have been more merciful..." Scorpio continued to say, he rubbing a hand over his mouth.

"...and...and I wouldn't have wanted the girl to be killed when the time came...stupid...grew close...she was good company...even when her brother came...I couldn't have looked her in the face after killing her only family left...Scorpio you're a heartless b*****d if you though you could have done that to her...It's better she was taken back to her brother...even by that Dunmer...evil looking Dunmer...please don't let him hurt her..." Scorpio pressed a hand over his face, shaking as he whispered.

"...Aliamel...I'll make sure you get to a pack that will take you in...or maybe...no...you can't interact with them well...they would just kill you if I asked a human or mer in a village to take care of you...maybe Sephy...no...no...I don't want to die...I would have ended it long ago if I wasn't afraid..."

Suddenly Scorpio looked up, eyeing the Nord with intense distrust, holding the whimpering wolf-pup close. his lip curling up slightly as he glared.

(I wouldn't mind that link)

As the Falmer maiden was dragged from the furs, the wolf pup yelped as she was knocked aside, buried under another blanket. She had tried to cower under Sephy more, whining even louder when the furs were first pulled aside. The pup had then snapped at the Dunmer's hand when he had reached down to grab the girl, but got knocked aside in the process. Now she was squirming franticly while she whimpered, and when she finally rolled over, she stayed where she was, cowering under the furs.

Alia frowned a little, the elf twisting side to side as she waited outside Mali's door.

'Maybe he's already asleep, that's why he didn't hear the knock...' The Bosmer though, before she sighed and turned, walking back out into the living room and glanced at Muru. Her frown deepened. She didn't like the look in the Imperial's eyes, the way the firelight danced in their depths.

'He looks like he's possessed...' she thought, shivered as she turned back around quickly and paused. 'I guess I'll sleep upstairs...' she thought and hunching her shoulders a little, Alia walked cautiously upstairs, looking around the dark area.

'...didn't Muru say he saw a ghost...' she wondered and shivering, the Bosmer hugged her shoulders.

'It is rather dusty up here...' Alia though as she took a step backwards. '...I'll just sleep downstairs!' she added as she quickly turned and hurried back down the stairs, going as quietly as she could. Stopping on the last step, Alia pulled her robe off, carefully folding it in her arms as she took a deep breath, gathering herself as she walked back into the living room. The Bosmer noticed Muru didn't even look at her as she lay down in front of the fire, using her robe as a pillow as she curled, bringing her legs up to her chest.

'Nothing new.' She told herself, yawning as she closed her eyes, still seeing the dancing flames through her eyelids. As she thought about the day and slowly back tracked through the weeks, Alia shifted.

'I still owe Mali for saving me...I need to start earning him the gold back...I made a promise that I plan to keep.' Alia thought. 'Though...he hasn't wanted me to sleep near him to keep him warm lately...I wonder if he'll go easy on Swash and Jeerah...what type of punishment training would they have to do...at least it wouldn't be beatings...Poor Lord Jack...' The Bosmer though as her mind's thoughts started to slow, she starting to slip off to sleep. Her back felt a little cold, but ignoring her own discomfort, Alia finally drifted off to sleep.

Muru was staring at Alia, his face blank at first, not really looking at the Bosmer girl, but slowly, he started to concentrate on the girl and he smirked slightly. Finishing off the bottle of brandy he held, the Imperial man waiting until he was sure the elf was soundly asleep before he stood up and crossed over to her.

'She looks small...even for a Bosmer.' Muru though as he studied Alia silently. 'Probably still considered a child among her own people...or maybe a young teen...it's irritating. Elves look a certain age, but are much older and you never get a straight answer from them.' The man though as he sat down and brushing some of the Bosmer girl's hair out of his way, he laid down behind Alia, his head resting on his arm.

He smirked slightly as he shifted, making himself comfortable on the floor. 'I'll just tell anyone who asks that the girl looked cold.' he though, chuckling mentally as he closed his eyes and feel asleep, but not before glancing around the room once, the hairs on the back of his neck prickling as if he was being watched.

"I'm sure everyone will want to hear the rest of it in the morning Swash...we're just all too tired to appreciate it now..." Alia said as she watched at Mali stood up, frowning at his promise to Swash that she and Jeerah would have to train hard. Looking at the cub, the Bosmer smiled gently.

"Good night Jeerah." she called softly before she quickly finished her food, watching at Mali went to a room and then Swash.

'I wonder if Mali wants me to sleep in his room tonight...he's offley cranky though...' she thought as she frowned, waiting for Muru to finish and when the man did, she took the bowls and walked into the kitchen, cleaning the dishes up before placing them away. Alia then returned to the den.

"Heading to bed, Alia?" Muru asked softly, to which the Bosmer nodded.

"Yes, Lord Muru. Pleasant dreams." she whispered as she turned and walked to Mali's room and knocked lightly on the door.

The Imperial continued to stare at the fire, drinking his brandy slower and then when he finished, he finished off the ones Mali and Alia hadn't drank. 'I want that armor...' he thought as he scowled, clutching the bottle tightly.

Scorpio growled at Caius as he stood back up.

'You want me dead too...no...it's the Dunmer...he wants me dead...he's here to steal Sephy from me...' the werewolf though as he snarled. 'I can't let him...I can't let him take her.' he thought as he stiffened, his eyes widening.

Turning his head slightly, catching moment in the darkness, Dain's scent reaching his nose. Letting out a snarl, it turned sharp as Scorpio cried out, he doubling over and fell to the floor, his skip rippling as his lupin night was finished.

As his bones warped and twisted back into his humanoid form, Scorpio's cried out in pain and opened his eyes a little, finally noticing Dain and Sephy in his arms.

'No! No, don't take her...' he thought. He didn't care that he would be killed by his master for letting the girl escape, nor if he was spared he be ridiculed by the other werewolves. No, he didn't want Sephy to go. He liked the elven maiden in his den. He liked, needed, someone who replied back to him when he spoke.

'No...' Scorpio thought as his howl turned into a humanish cry as his muzzle morphed back into a face, fur faded away, leaving the Bosmer curled up on the cave floor, trembling as his bare flesh pressed against the cold stone. Opening his green eyes, he winced, his fresh wound aching, he no longer caring that it wasn't bleeding, as he stared at Dain through locks of his sandy-blond hair, glaring hatefully at the other mer as he winced again in pain.

(I'm sorry if I'm sounding pushy. I understand being tired. Oh Inuyasha, I haven't seen that ages. It's alright, see you tomorrow maybe, if not, when you can and feel like posting. smile )

(*whistles nervously* School test season...yeah, right before spring break...*glances over at textbooks*)

(Okay....hey Jeir...do you think, maybe you could post? Or are you waiting for The Hegemon to post... sweatdrop )

Alia winced from the kitchen.

'Oh dear...I really hope that doesn't wake Jeir and Jack up or disturbs them...' she thought as she placed the humble dinner she had felt confident enough to make in a stranger's kitchen onto a tray, she walked back out to the others and sat down in front of the fire. Placing the tray down in the center of the room for everyone to get to, the Bosmer glanced at Swash and put on a small smile.

"It was...very interesting Swash. I've only heard Argonian music a few times before. I'm more used to Khajiit music, but I must say, your skill with the fiddle is very impressive." Alia said, speaking truthfully as she played with the end of her robe and picked up a bowl of warmed milk, bread and ground wickwheat. It was a sort of bread pudding. There were also some dried berries thrown into the mixture that, when Alia had tried them, were sweat. Besides the bowls was also a plate of cured meat, to which the Bosmer helped herself to a few pieces as she sat back.

Muru leaned forward and taking a bowl and a few piece of meat, he passed Alia a bottle of brandy, grinning then the elf girl looked a little apprehensive about the bottle, but excepted it none the less.

"I'll agree with the cub, Lady Swash, thy voice sounds like a wounded animal, though your fingers and hands make thy violin sing and dance as graceful as a lark on the winds." The Imperial man said as he grinned at the Argonian maiden.

Opening her bottle of brandy, Alia sniffed the contents before she took a small drink, shuddering as the liquid warmed and burned her throat as it made its way down to her stomach.

Alia stuck her head out of the kitchen and bite her lip as she stared at Swash.

"Swash, are you sure that's a good idea? I mean, Lord Jack and Lady Jeir are trying to sleep..." The Bosmer said softly before she walked out of the kitchen and knelt down beside Jeerah.

"Here, Jeerah, try this. It's really good." Alia said softly as she pressed a mug of hot chocolate into the cub's hands and stood back up, returning to the kitchen.

Muru shrugged.

"A little music wouldn't hurt. As long as it's soft." he said, his eyes following Alia's movement.

Alia glanced down at the floor as she listened to Jack speak before she looked up at the mention of food and drink and the Bosmer nodded.

As Jack addressed him, Muru nodded as well, his expression making it known that he believed it would be a very foolish idea indeed to drink all the half Falmer's spirits. 'Besides, we have a mission tomorrow. It wouldn't do to be unsteady on my feet....though I do wish I had some fine ladies to share by mug and bed with.' The Imperial thought as he glanced towards Alia, but thought better then to seduce the young elf. Not when so many were protective of her and didn't trust him.

As Alia nodded to Jack and Jeir as they entered the bedroom, she mumbling a 'good night' to them both, the Bosmer girl turned and looked up at Mali and her lip twitched up nervously. "Quite a night huh...I like you new cloak. It suits you." she said as she turned and walked towards the kitchen, brushing out her robe. After glancing around the room, making herself familiar with the instruments and the layout, she entered and started carefully rummaging around, searching for something easy, yet pleasant to eat.

The Imperial man stretched and standing up, he walked to the cabinet Jack had indicated and taking out a few bottles of brandy, he walked over to the Argonian male and shoved a bottle into his claws.

"Drink up. You're all twitchy lizard." The Man said as he walked over to Swash, gave her a bottle before he sat down on the couch. Opening his own bottle, Muru took a long swig, his eyes darting to the side of the room where the firelight made flickering shadows on the wall. It was only then did the man relaxed and glance towards the kitchen when he saw Alia walk past the door.