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Matasoga watched her with concern. For ease of flight on fragile, often insectile wings faeries always had a lower body fat ratio than their human (or even elven) counterparts. If she was plant-based or closely tied to plants, then this might be harder still for her.
Matasoga thought about his prestidigitation spell and how he could light something aflame if need be, but all he could break off and light would be a tree branch, and he thought that this might offend her.
"Will you be alright?" he asked.
"I can loan you my scarf and carry you the rest of the way, if you'd like. Or maybe carry you beneath my hat," he offered with a slight smile.

[[Akima]]

Akima had holed herself in the pitch blackness of the room she had remembered was assigned to her. While she had hid away in the trees, a large gust of wind blew the leaves out of covering position and the result singed her skin. It was difficult to not fall into the ground from the tree, and lay there as the reaction worsened, but her survival instincts wouldn't let such a thing happen.

She gritted her teeth against the pain, not letting out a sound that would release the pain into a more noticeable feeling, Akima had dropped from the tree with a heavy awkward thump on the ground. She forced herself into the guild house, attempting, and she didn't bother to cover herself on the way, because she didn't know the cause and it made no sense to do such a thing. Once inside, her skin was nearly instantly cooled off, as if a mist had touched her the rash that was forming bubbles along her cheek bones and forearms. She found herself in her room, embracing the darkness, because even the artificial light pained her eyes to look into it. And what was this sore in her head? Akima didn't like Earth one bit, and she decided this while laying next to the bed, nearly underneath it wrapped in much of the bedding that had adorned the piece of furniture. She wouldn't be immediately visible, but if one stopped to look, they'd see slight trembling in the bundle of blankets by the bed, near the headboard.

Her skin was now just red, she couldn't tell anyway, but the bubbles receded nearly half an hour ago, and Akima was still cautious, and slightly spiffed that maybe the atmosphere of the Earth was now just playing with her, and planned to attack again when she came out from the comfort of the darkness and the blankets. It clicked in her mind in that instant. The light. Though the reasonable thought made all sense to her, Akima made no move from her place in the darkness, and didn't plan to any time soon. Even her mind didn't wander passed the room she was in.

Leiko was indeed warming up, and soon her tiny body didnt shake as much. She was easily deciding she wouldnt like the outside very much in this new place, at least not till winter came to an end. That meant she wouldnt be able to take care fo any plants until spring. "No trees.." The thought was depressing to the plant fairy and she gave a tiny sigh.
Eyes closed as he touched her hair, relaxed for the moment as she let him lead them up to the house, content to wait until they were inside before leaving the warmth his body gave.
"I cant wait." She said, more cheerful than a moment ago.

She made no noise of protest as he opened the doors, instead just peeking out to see what was in front of them. She was quick to pull herself out of his coat once he shut the door's behind them. Clinging to the end of his coat, she took in her surroundings.
Leiko waited till he cut the string before her wings unfolded and she flew up, just above his head. She zipped around the room, never leaving his sight, or mor correctly, never letting him out of hers. It was easily noticed she gave the fireplace a wide berth before flying back to him.
"This is your home?" She asked, tiny voice suprised.

[[Akima]]

Akima's ears perked even though it was her mind that 'heard' the foreign presence as Matasoga returned. The blankets were scratchy against her skin, but she didn't mind in the least because it was much better than the earlier feeling of inearly indescribable pain as she burned from the outside in. The mound of blankets shifted and she moved them from around her, pleased to be greeted by the pitch blackness of the room. She shakes off the bedsheet from her shoulders where her shirt had taken fairly most of the light. Her skin began to glow as her nocturnal reaction took place. The light that came off of her was unusually tinted, and Akima had to study this for a moment.

Akima hoped that it was indeed the light that had nearly crippled her. It's not like she could resist going back outside, and would probably get herself killed going outside anyway for she has bad cases of 'cabin fever'. She assumed it would be long, drawn out death as well, and this didn't bother her for now. Akima didn't leave the room right away, not quite akin to the light that had hurt her eyes only a couple of hours before. She could see perfectly well anyway, so the darkness was not at all a problem. For now she began to pull the blankets back onto the bed.

Matasoga smiled slightly, though his eye was sympathetic. He quickly scooped the wax off with the tip of his claw.
"Careful, now, dear," he said softly but sympathetically.
He looked closely and saw that it was quite minor.
"You should be just fine, dear, but if you'd like I can have someone heal you more quickly. Would you like that?" he asked.
Meanwhile Sergius, his manservant and valet walked forth with a silver tray containing a parcel wrapped in brown paper and twine. Matasoga accepted it and gave his own parcel to Sergius.
"Take this to Akima," he said. "Sergius bowed and went to do his master's bidding."

"This is for you," he said. "It's a black cape, black tailed coat, and black fedora for you to wear, like mine. It'll be big on you, but I think that'll actually be terribly cute. We might have then brought in a little at the waist and perhaps trim the cape, but otherwise we'll keep it as it is, though we'll cut out the back in a halter fashion so that you're wings aren't impeded. Sergius will take your measurements, later on."
He thought for a moment. "These will only fit you in your larger form though," he said.

He laughed, for the first time since she left. Not a long, hearty laugh, but a chuckle, after what he'd been through, was not to be minimized. What a bit of serendipity it was to find her after all of his suffering. She truly was a delight, and a deep breath of fresh air.
Of course he always wanted to keep safe those about whom he cared deeply, but he wasn't by nature the protective person. He made friends of strangers and minions of friends and it is widely known that minions are to protect you, and the level of reciprocity provided is at the discretion of the master. It was simply his nature to act as such. Something about how cute, delicate, and childlike she was, however, made him continue not to think about what strategic use she may be of to him. Rather he simply wanted to keep her warm, comfortable, and safe.
He chuckled remembering the pets he'd had before he obtained his familiar Apep and he admitted his feelings for her were similar to that of a pet, but warmer. As if on cue, Apep slithered out of his sleeve and looked at Leiko.
"Don't be afraid," Matasoga said to her.
"He is intelligent and can sense my feelings. He knows that you are not to be harmed in any way," he explained as he stroked the small viper's head.