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Annoyance crossed his face as he tramped through the woods looking for his brother. Lynx had brought him along to Yael with him since they were after a few beasts. While Zohra wasn't going to be a beast tamer he was actually pretty good at determining whether or not an animal had a good enough temperament to keep around. However, he'd lost his older sibling in the woods when he'd run off after something or another.

"Lynx!" He called out. He didn't care if he scared away any beasts at this point, it would serve his brother right.

A huff escaped him as he moved out for the brush and onto a pathway of sorts. It looked more like a herd trail than a path taken by people. "Where did he go?" He scanned the area as best as he could. Zohra was far enough that he couldn't see the village through the tress but not so far that he was lost if he needed to turn around, so that worked in his favor at least.

He caught the sound of someone moving so he turned to see who it was, of course they spoke before he fully got to lay eyes on them. Zohra knew they weren't his brother, whoever they were, but when he laid eyes on them he was not expecting what he saw. Zohraduri had to blink as he was eye to.. collarbone with someone. He looked up, tilting his head back a bit, and went blank minded. "Holy... You're big." Not the most eloquent thing he could have said but it was all that came to mind at the moment.

Zohra took a second to look the person up and down, mostly to try and figure out who he was looking at.

After a moment of staring, because yes, that was exactly what he was doing, he gave a small shake to his head. "Actually calling predators here might work." His brows rose a bit as he thought about that option. Would his brother follow the beast to him them? It was a shame he didn't have any bait to use. "But my calling out did get your attention. Is your name Lynx by chance?" If this person shared his brother's name then he'd be amused.

Zohra saw that they were looking around and since they didn't spot anything he knew his brother wasn't there, nor was there a predator to be concerned with. So he didn't bother to look. Instead he gave a half smirk. "So you don't share a name with my brother, that's good to know. Then what is your name?" He was curious as to what to call them. He didn't think yelling 'Hey tall boy!' would go over so well.

"Also, not trying to die, so keep your weapons to yourself, yeah?" Zohra didn't have any weapons on himself to defend with either. A stupid move on his part but he hadn't thought his brother would run off like he had. And with his outfit it was easy to see he had no weapon at all. "I'm just looking for my brother since he ran this way. What is a gorgeous shifter hybrid doing out here?" Zohra wondered what the other was doing in the woods.

When they didn't offer a name Zohra sighed outwardly. "Not a people person then." He muttered to himself. Reminded him a lot of the stories he'd been told about the Alkidike's. He knew his dad was part Alk so there was that. As the shifter mix turned to walk off Zohra had to lift his brows some. Of course that turned into genuine surprise as the boy whipped around again and leveled a finger at him almost accusingly and issued a one word command.

Instantly Zohra went from both brows raised to one and he tilted his head to the side so he could look past the finger he'd gone almost cross eyed to look at. When he met the shifter hybrid's gaze he seemed to lose his smile. "And apparently tall boy can't take a compliment." Again he muttered the words but not quiet enough to keep the other from hearing.

When it was said that he would be dropped off in the village Zohra snorted. "Yeeeah.. Unless it's your bed you aren't dropping me off anywhere. I know how to get back to the village on my own, I'm a big boy. I'm not wearing a collar so you don't get to tell me what to do." Basically he was stating he wasn't a pet to be commanded. "Though you may be right about your weapons, it seems your tongue may be sharper, Handsome." Without a name the shifter mix would be given a nickname.

Zohra wasn't quick enough to move out of the way so he was snatched up and slammed into the nearest tree. A groan left him from the impact and he closed his eyes tightly for a second. When he opened his eyes he was at eye level with the hybrid and his feet were definitely off the ground. Not a request huh? Zohra narrowed his eyes the more the shifter mix spoke. While the other's hands were busy holding him up he wouldn't be able to stop Zohra's legs from wrapping around his waist to pull him in closer and squeeze slightly. "Listen here, Kinky, I wasn't screwing with you. If I was then you'd know it since there wouldn't be clothes in the way."

His hands moved up so that he could grip the shifter's arms and give him some leverage. "Now first off, those were compliments. Not insults, if that's what you're thinking. I genuinely find you good looking." By now he was glaring at Imri.

Zohra cursed when he felt the nails in his shoulders. He was going to have to explain those marks to his brother later since it would be visible. His teeth ground together and he cursed out loud with a grunt. He wasn't trying to fight the shifter mix since he wasn't stupid. The boy was taller and obviously stronger.

"You won't give me a name so you get nicknames, deal with it."

When the hood fell back and revealed all of Imri's face as well as his dreads it made Zohra pause a little. His eyes took in everything there was to see. "The clothes and bed comments were crude flirting. Me calling you gorgeous and handsome was also flirting but in a more respectable way." He tried to push at the hybrid's arms to get his hands off his shoulders. "I have a thing for hybrids, specifically shifters. Bite me."

He tried to push with his hips and get his lower back off the rough bark of the tree. "If you don't like being hit on by guys then just say that instead of getting handsy and slamming them against trees. Sends the wrong kind of message ya know."

Zohra had to blink at Imri for a second. "Unwanted? You don't like being complimented on your appearance? I'm not screwing with you. I'm honestly saying you look good. You don't like that?" When the boy moved away from the tree it gave his back a break from the bark and he seemed to relax a bit.

He tried to roll his shoulders a bit, flexing his back some to ease a bit of the discomfort, though it would be awkward with how he was being held and was latched onto his would be attacker. Zohra looked at the boy and had to think before he spoke again. This boy was far more innocent than he thought.

"Right, uhm.. that was me being a smart mouth. But uh.. if you had actually been getting handsy then it shows that you are interested in someone." Zohra had only insinuated that Imri was to tease him a little.

No one complimented him? Zohra stared at him again, though this time a bit more confused. "Why wouldn't you get complimented? And there's nothing wrong with me. Well.. except now I'm going to have bruises and claw marks." He turned his head as if he was trying to look behind him at his own back.

When the boy told him he didn't want to continue with whatever it was they were doing he just looked back at him and nodded his head. It would be nice to be back on the ground. However, Zohra had a bit of a problem with the order in which they were letting go of one another. "Wait.. I'll let go first and then you can put me back on the ground. You're a fair bit taller than me, big guy." He offered a slight pat to one of his arms. After that he moved his legs to let go of Imri's waist, but that left them dangling a bit awkwardly.

"Oh yeah, no, its definitely because I'm me." Zohra laughed a little at that. "I get it though. I'm not up to your standards. It's fine. Was worth the shot though." He was still chuckling and giving a bit of a smile.