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The dismissal was clear but Garth just couldn’t let it go with that. “I would treat you with respect, but one with an attitude like yours really doesn’t need it. You might not look for a mate because you will never get one. And I forced noting. I played with your little rules and even started to take and interest in your sister, but with a family member like you it isn’t worth it.” He snorted and left the area feeling like trampling a human or two on the way back south.

“Ryo-Ohki, Good, and I thought this would be fun~” She smiled at Runa very happy to be able to participate. She was clearly excited and her eyes sparkled as she looked back and forth between the two mares not really remembering who she was supposed to be talking to first since she hadn’t been paying attention.

“Aacutenieuml of Dorthonion, irrelevant since I live up north so bonding with a human would make no difference. And I came because I saw her.” Aac’s eyes looked to the winged mare and his markings glowed a bit brighter while he stood staring before he realized he was doing it and cleared his throat looking back to Runa embarrassed. He could almost taste the winged mare’s magic it was so close. It made him react in ways he didn’t understand he wanted to run and yet wanted to keep facing her. It wasn’t so bad at a distance but up close it was hard to concentrate. Now if only the green stitched up mare would get on with this all already.

Carla nodded. "For your sister's heart. Yes, while I believe this would be good for me, socially, I also know what this is about. I do not claim to love your sister, for I do not know her. I have never spoken to her in my life. But I would like the chance to get to know her, and perhaps, what comes of that will come. I could leave with a very good friend, or I could leave with my heart full and news for my father. In any case, that is why I am here." She answered smoothly as she looked up at Agnetha and smiled, before turning back to Runa. "Whether you send me away, or whether I finish with your questions, I will come out better for being here."

Agnetha couldn't help laughing a little at Ryo's reply. "I am very happy. But what my sister's trying to say is that this contest is to help me find a mate, so she has to ask hard questions to try and find the best person for me."

Runa was grateful for her sister's explanation to Ryo, listening to Carla. It was a good reply. It was an honest reply. There wasn't much she could say without pointlessly tearing down this mare's spirits. So she wordlessly gestured for the draft to go speak with Agnetha.

Then the zombie mare turned to Aac. She could see his dread. Her gaze went over to where Demoni was still standing. "Ah. You saw me reject the brat over there, didn't you? If I was going to treat you like that, I would've done it already. I just happen to know him and that he would lie through his teeth to get what he wants, and I'm not dealing with that today. That and he's already got a mate. It's open, but it's still a mateship." She went quiet for a minute, then spoke again. "I know you said you're from the north and therefore Bonding wouldn't be a problem, but how would you react should she Bond?"

Ryo nodded understanding but what could be so hard about answering questions. Really she never had a problem with it. What was the worst that could happen? She didn’t get picked to be a mate, but that didn’t mean that they all couldn’t be friends. Really did no one else see that. She waited patiently for the green mare to finish her questions with the black stallion. Was he really a demon? That was really interesting. She flipped her carrot about to kill some time.

He nodded to her first question and just gazed at her levely while she explained. He turned his head just so and narrowed his eyes at other demon. ‘Open’ mateship? Was the male trying to build an army of spawnlings to rival Minos? Or for some other plot? He made a quick mental note of the other demon’s description. He would pass it to Minos later. It would be good to know if the demon was foe or fickle friend. Useful so far but for how long and for what reason? He turned back to Runa in her silence. He thought about it and let the fact he was thinking show. He shifted his weight not sure if he should risk the answer that sprang to his mind but not having another to replace it. “Probably what you’re doing now. Grilling the other and scoping them out to make sure they aren’t a threat to her.” He took a deep sigh. “Then I’d have to introduce them to my mother and hope they don’t ask a million stupid questions about unicorns to her or her… condition.” He shook his head realizing he should clarify. “She’s blind, a monster did it and my father saved her.” He remembered every detail of the encounter that his mother had told him. Of course when he was younger he had heard the foal version so as not to give him nightmares. “and if I like them I might point out my father at a long distance. Up close might be problematic. ” He waited for the next questions to come.

Carli smiled at the winged draft female and swished her tail. "And you as well, Agnetha. Please call me Carli." She said warmly to the female, noticing that the other demon male had passed Runa's test.

Agnetha nodded. "Very well, Carli. You can call me Aggie." As the demon stallion approached, she smiled at him. "So can you, Aacutenieuml of Dorthonion. ... Did I say it right?" She liked to make sure she was saying names properly; it would be embarrassing to continually say a name incorrectly. "So, what are some things you two like to do?"

Mico blinked when he was suddenly approached by a bunny-looking mare with a.... "Carrot." Wait. That wasn't the way to start a conversation. "Uh, er, I mean... Hi. I'm Mico. What's your name?"

Runa glanced briefly back at the two contestants that had made it past her, her gaze lingering on the blue draft mare before returning to her tedious task of weeding out the rest of the unsuited candidates. What an exotic undead life she had...

Aac nodded surprised she had gotten it right. Her presence itself kept distracting him while he tried to answer her questions. “I like getting things done for my family.” His father. “Helping my mother when she needs it. I like running and forests.” He looked almost embarrassed by the last one. In a way he could blame his mother for the love of nature, but at the same time he also like to destroy it so he wasn’t certain if love or hate was the best word.

Her ears flickered. “Ryo-Ohki.” She mumbled around the carrot stalk in her mouth before tilting her head so the carrot swung toward him again. She grinned around the stalk still offering it to him.