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Guiltily, Yeande glanced down. "I'm sorry. I misunderstood and let my own anger get in the way. You said to 'get rid of him'... how would that be possible with him already bonded to Youko?"

"I had been told that the juvenile stage was the time when the bonding happened... when a feien emerged. I may have misunderstood." Come to think of it, that would explain why juvenile Feien were sometimes known to have new bondeds, while adult feien generally couldn't handle the transition. "I suppose I'm just worrying about him. I've come to care for a few of the young ones, and I'm having a hard time reconciling with myself just how to go about getting him out of the house without my own bonded throwing a conniption fit over it."

"No, I doubt it... I mean, he tries to keep himself objective and not show favouritism between us. I can't see him being any different with this one." Yeande turned back to Ankou, who was now sprawled in the grass and seeming to doze beneath the dandelion's leaves. Despite his bad traits, Yeande really couldn't see him killing anyone...

"You had said that we would wander hte path of lost souls..." Yeande began, having filed away that particular bit of knowledge for a moment when she could ask about it. That moment seemed to be now. "I understand that he's a death feien... and that his powers could likely kill us all. However, when Feien die they become gemstones... would that be different if that death were caused by his hand?"

There were so many questions that she had... and Yeande knew that this visit was only the tip of the iceberg. She HAD to know more, but got the feeling that Corvus would be less-than-forthcoming about information. She was just worried that she was wearing out her welcome with Julius already.

"Believe me, I'm not suicidal," she said, shaking her head faintly. "I'm just trying to understand this a bit better."

"Why do you think I would hurt them?" came the voice from below then, where a pair of dark eyes were n ow watching the pair intently. Ankou had apparently only napped for a few minutes before waking and turning his attention on them once more. "They haven't given me any reason to."

Yeande wasn't certain just how to take that comment. With the odds they'd been at since Ankou had arrived, it bothered her to think of what might happen if she DID give him reason.

"You're doing a damned good job of starting me out that way," he growled in reply, narrowing his eyes at the ancient. "I'm no demon, I've done NOTHING to threaten you, but you seem to want me dead. Who's the demon?"

"Ankou, stop it," Yeande hissed, not wanting to see exactly what kind of smear a juvenile feien left in the grass when it was squished by an elder.

"Why? HE started it!" Ankou's response just made Yeande roll her eyes slightly.

"He's MY bond too," Ankou replied stubbornly, moving to sit up where he was. "I may be a fool, but I'm not the one hiding scared behind spells, now am I?"

"Yes, Julius," she whispered softly, wishing that she'd been able to understand more of HOW this destruction was supposed to happen. Perhaps she could come back at a later date and speak to him alone.

"Aw, come on, he's not that scary," Ankou whined, but got to his feet as Yeande got closer to him. "I'm not afraid of him." The glare from the darkness feien stopped him cold for a moment however, then he let out a soft 'ch' as he turned and moved out from beneath the porch.

Pausing by the slats, Yeande bowed to Julius politely. "I'll take your words under very serious consideration, Julius," she said simply, before moving to follow the death feien. Now the trick was getting home again...