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Sebastian looked at the woods, then to Ryan. "Wait, why would we need firewood?" he asked with a confused tone.
Valik looked down at her hand, then to her face. He stared at her for a few moments and placed the branch on the ground, realizing the same thing Sebastian did. "What's the real reason you brought me here?" he asked. His voice had changed; it sounded like that of a true demon. It was husky, harsh, and extremely seductive. He was embarrassed of his voice change, along with being in shock from the rushing events.

Valik's eyes saddened. He rested his hand on her shoulder. "No, no, no, you weren't," he began. He dropped his hand with a sigh. "Crystal and Sebastian were inseparable from the moment they met. They had met in the woods, they were both hunting. Though Crystal was on the light elves grounds. They were both only fourteen." he shrugged, but continued. "Crystal and I, we were friends as children. We would always meet in the woods." he rubbed at his eyes. With a sigh, he looked back up at Selia. "I was in love with her. But then, when Sebastian was hunting for Boothe, he got to her before I did that day. I hid in some bushes. They just sat and talked for awhile. Then they kissed." his gaze traveled off. "They went out on picnics, hunted together, Crysta even.." he said this part through gritted teeth: "slept over at Sebastian's." he let out. "And as time passed, they got caught by Crystal's father, just after Sebastian had proposed to her. At this time they were seventeen. And, well, her father forbade her from seeing him. He kept his guards on her every movement, had escorts.." he looked down at his hands. "Every since that day, she never spoke to me again. Sebastian had no idea I knew her. Just knew there was a girl I fell for. When he would ask about the 'mystery' girl, I said things didn't work out as planned. You know, I was going to confess how I felt about her that day. I had brought her her favorite flower, and I cooked her favorite food." He let out a breathy laugh. "And I can't even cook." he shrugged and moved his gaze to the ground.

Boothe exchanged glances between the two then nodded and followed Ryan back up the hill.

Boothe shrugged. "With her, only Eywa knows." he said. Then he gave Ryan a look. "If you didn't know, Eywa is our goddess." he chuckled, still not sure if Ryan was a common villager. "She's so difficult to read." he commented. "I can't tell what's going through her mind, there's too much going on."

Valik winced, narrowing his eyes slightly. "I'm not the jealous type," he took a small step towards her. "Sebastian is happy. I can't destroy that." he shook his head. He really wasn't jealous, just deeply hurt.

Valik tilted his head at her, and stepped even closer. "Do I make you nervous?" he said teasingly, in his seductive voice. With a slight laugh, he took his step back.

Boothe gave him a curious look. "Oh! I thought you knew!" he exclaimed. "Yes, I am." he chuckled. Finally they made it to the top of the hill. A few yards distanced them from the forest.

Valik gave her a strange look, realizing she was serious. "Strange question." he said with a smirk. Then Boothe and Ryan came from the trees.
Boothe looked at the two, but mainly giving Valik an impatient look. "What are you two doing?" he asked. "We need to get going."

Valik was confused with Selia's actions. He walked next to his brother, so Boothe could read his mind, showing him everything that happened, besides him admitting his love for Crystal. Boothe nodded his head at Valik, showing him he was done.
Eventually they made it back to the village, where Crystal was giggling like a little school girl. Just like she used to. Valik thought. The two were sitting on a fallen tree, talking about what each of them has missed, blah blah blah. Boothe motioned his hands upward. "Alright, love birds. Let's get a move on." he said. He hopped on his horse, struggling more than last time. He adjusted his bolster sword in the pockets of the saddle. "Come on, come on." he said teasingly.
Sebastian lifted Crystal onto his horse, then got on in front of her. She wrapped her arms around his waist tightly and rested her head on his shoulder, and they continued their discussion with laughs, shy giggles, and nervous smiles.

Crystal lifted her head in concern. "Is she okay?" she asked with a slight frown. Sebastian nodded in response. She couldn't remember anything, right? So how could this affect her? Sebastian continued talking to Crystal. They talked of how they used to stay in the woods all day, hunt together, and everything else. Crystal eventually relaxed and placed her head back on is shoulder as Selia was in sight. "Selia." Sebastian called. "Why'd you do that? You could have gotten lost." he stopped when coming a few feet away from her. "You can ride with Ryan or Boothe. You don't need to be walking in your condition." he nodded back at the two.
Boothe chuckled. "So I see." he replied. "You have interesting beliefs. I have studied various religions and cultures, including that of yours." he nodded slowly as he looked forward, his body slowly going up and down from the horse. He pulled against the reins and stopped next to Sebastian. Valik was back in his giant wolf form. "Or you can ride Valik." he chuckled.

Crystal lifted her head. "This is the village I was born and raised in." she explained. "Where, my father kept me." she said, a bit slowly. Sebastian cleared his throat, signaling it was a sensitive subject.
Valik walked next to Ryan's horse, moving each strong leg gracefully. His slow breathing could be heard through his giant nostrils. He stood as tall as the horse now, and he wasn't even full-grown, though the neko-machines would always be much larger than him.