KK: Oh dearie, don't think of me as an authority figure! Think of me as a sparkly girl that ate up too much dirt for a week. 8D

Sway: ......... -blink-

KK: No really, I got stuck underground. Dreadful situaiton really, I don't know how plants stand it. So much . . . /brown/ everywhere, I could barely breathe! 8D;

Sway: -repeats the process-

KK: Oh dear, am I talking too much again? Or did I go deaf momentarily? *shakes head a little and blinks* Did you say something?

Sway: -raspy, deep and gritty voice- I did not. ......Listening.

KK: Oooooh. Listening's a very good quality to have, sah! Oh yes, Mother dearest always told me to listen, but it's like I have this incessant need to talk all the time now. Maybe because I was left alone underground for too long . . . o3o That could explain it, yes. I'll shut up now and let you talk. *presses lips together*

Sway: ..... -looks at her with his good eye, having lost the other some time ago and sighed- ........What?

KK: Mmfmffmfmf. *trying to talk with her lips still closed, nodding emphatically*

Sway: ....The only situation I found myself in I didn't like.. -paused and coughed a bit, not used to talking since that day- Saving a female pup from human trackers. Dogs got my eye. -shrugged, finishing-

KK: *lips part, words fly out* Oh that's terrible, dearie! D8 Mangy lot, dogs, can't believe we're even related. But you saved a life, and that's terrific! *gives him a big smile* Even if you did lose an eye. I knew a blind wolf who could see tons more than I ever could. Really ponderous fella.

Sway: -grunted and shrugged again- Dogs did all my scars. Saving more wolves from humans. -coughed and cleared his throat- Helped save another female with her mates help. Dog fight. Scars on my back, legs and neck.

KK: I can see - oh wait, that's probably rude of me, with your bad eye and all. ^^; Well you're a lucky fella, huh? Kingdom Hearts is probably generous to such a courageous warrior if it let me find you. Would you like some food, dearie? you look famished.

Sway: -shrugged a bit more- I'll eat. -had only a small rabbit for lunch-

KK: Great! Oh, silly of me not to say who I am. Technically my full name is Kingdom Key, but I reeeeaally like KK better. Or just K, kay? *giggles rather un-alphay* What's your name?

Sway: .... -shifted at her laughter- Swayambhu.

KK: Oooh, exotic~ *as they walk along* D'you like being called by your full name or just Sway?

Sway: Just Sway.

KK: Alrighty~ Let's see, my den is . . . Ooooohwait. *pauses mid-step, frowning a little* Did I eat that hare already? Oh dear . . . Yes, my stomach is full. o3o; Oh my, not again. *sighs* I'm having these memory lapses more and more. Senile much? *turns to Sway with an apologetic look* Sorry about that, hun, there was one her earlier . . .

Sway: -shrugs a bit, following her still-

Oathkeeper: *from off to the side, slowly trotting up to them* Another memory lapse, Kay? They are getting worse.

KK: 8D; Ah well, I am alive and capable of /some/ thought, so I don't mind. Though I've now got a promise I can't fulfill to this poor fellow here.

Oathkeeper: There is some meat still left from the last hunt if he's hungry. *gives Sway a gentle smile and nods her head* Oathkeeper, sir.

Sway: -looked to the other and inched back a little, since there were now two of them- ....

KK: Oh, you're a life saver, hun! I'll go get it right now. *trots off, humming*

Oath: ^^; Forgive her, she can be a bit scatterbrained. *Being a shaman, she could sense the skittishness the loner had about him, so she kept her voice soft, her stance nonchalant* Do you need a place to stay for the night?

Sway: ..... -rolled his shoulders, but looked like he did, eyeing Oath for a moment before relaxing a bit-

Oath: There are spare dens by the waterfall, not very far into ther territory. *nods to the north* Once you eat, I can take you there. *The scars he had told stories and, having dominion of memories, she was curious about his past; but Oath restrained herself* And then after a good night's sleep, you may leave as you wish.

Sway: -nodded- ....Thank you.

KK: *comes back a few minutes later carrying a limp fish in her mouth. She drops it on the ground and nudges it to Sway* There we go, all better now! Not a salt-water one unfortunately, I love that added flair to it, y'know?

Sway: -took the fish into his mouth with a look of thanks and then shuffled back a couple of steps-

Oath: You're very welcome . . . Sway, was it? *smiles, then looks to her alpha* Kay, I can take him to the den if you're busy.

KK: Nonsense! I took in the poor thing, the least I could do is bring him to his den. Start something, finish something!

Sway: -actually started chewing on the fish not caring who brought him to the den or whatever. his stomach rumbling loudly and he seemed not to notice-

Oath: Yes, ma'am. *nods to them both* It was nice to meet you, Sway. I hope your stay here is comfortable. *turns and pads off to check on her friend Spellbinder*

KK: *waits till Sway's done* Right then, this way! *indicates the north, against the river's current, and begins to lead him*

Sway: -watches her go, curious about Oath and then follows KK around, tail flicking-