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Illusor hesitated mentally at the young woman's cringing, His mind moved quickly, he would need to be more careful with this one, she was very sensitive, "You could never offend me," He said softly, waiting for her to permit him to touch her hair rather than forcing the attention upon her, "It was meant as a generous gesture on my part, I beg your pardon if it was to forward of me," he bowed slightly to emphasize his subservient position. He watched her carefully as her eyes alighted on a small creature crouching in a nearby bush. Illusor watcher her curiosity and the smaller creature's nervousness for several moments, finally he moved slowly forward and crouched to glance at Matrias, he extended one hand partially, enough to offer an invitation, but not close enough to the small creature to be threatening, "Please do not be frightnened little one, no one here shall harm you. He inched his hand slowly forward, unworried about the possibility that the small feline-like creature might hurt him. On the planet of Matri, all languages were as one, Illusor knew the creature could understand him. When Matrias did not bolt from the healer's hand, Illusor rested his palm gently on the top of it's furless head, hesitating there for several moments before he gently stroked the creature once, and then twice. "It's all right little one, you are safe, Nothing will hurt you here..." He murmered gently, almost huming to himself as he continued to stroke the Laguz. After a few more moments he scooped Matrias unhurriedly into his arms still speaking to it under his breath as he moved to present the small beast to Violet. "We are not perhaps on earth, but I believe this little one is just as lost here as you are." He told Violet still speaking in the comforting undertones he had been using on Matrias.

Matrias felt vast positive vibes from Illusor, he felt soothed by his nature. He had nothing to fear from these people after all. He should assume his true form for them. He gently leaped from Illusor's arms and stood in front of them. He bent his head forward slightly, as if bowing, as his necklace slid forward. As it fell off, a small red light appeared between his eyes, and it slowly spread across his face, as the same thing happened across his body. He nimbly jumped forward as the red light totally coated his body. When he landed, he was in a partially human form. He was still very young, about nine years old as it appeared. He still had small cat ears and a tail, which were covered with a sleek brown fur. He wore a pair of huge baggy dark green pants, and a brown leather vest that hung open in the front. He had long red hair that covered most of his face. He turned around to face them, as he pulled the hair out of his face. "Um...hello... I am Prince Matrias III of the kingdom of Gallia."

OOC: Couldn't really come up with anything to say there...

OOC: For those who haven't played Fire Emblem for the gamecube, let me just explain something about laguz. Laguz have two forms, a beast form, and a sub-human form (so they get really mad when called sub-humans, it's like a cuss word to them). Normally, the ebast form can only be maintained for roughly 20 minutes, then they have to resume their sub-human form to regain strength. The exception in using a demi band, which allows the beats from to be maintained indefinetly. Matrias' necklace is actually a demi-band. I'd post some actual RP, but I want to see how the other charcters react.

"The same to you..." Matrias gave a polite bow to Firalina, as he'd always been taught. He remembered his mother's constant nagging, "You must always be polite, especially in strange lands. Not everyone is a friend to laguz..." He suddendly felt tears coming, at the thought of what had become of his mother. He suddendly felt a lot less comfortable around this many beorc without Zanas around... maybe running away from the palace wasn't too smart...

Firalina's features softened. "It is alright little one, I will protect you, this is my land. SHe came to him, her manner entirely like a mother cat. She gently wrapped her arms around the small boy and nuzzled his head reassuringly. "It has been sometime since I have seen a cub..."

OOC: If you haven't guessed, Matrias has triggered Firi's maternal instincts. And firi has the same sort of form shifts, only she's not the same type of species an has no time constraints, however, she has just been forcibly turned into a human.

Andrea shrugged as Violet caught her eye, still snickering. "Well, let's get moving, I'm sure we all have somewhere to be going?"

Matrias was not quite sure of how to react to Firi's semi-maternal behavior. How long had it been, two days since his mother had been killed... the emotion was beyond words, but he still felt calmed again by this simple presence. He thought about Zanas again. Why did he keep thinking about Zanas at the randomest times... it must have just been the guilt of running away without telling anyone. Where was Zanas now? Had he too been drawn from Tellius to this strange land...

Illusor watched carefully and uncommitally at the interchange between Matrias Feralina and Violet, it was very intruiging how much the beast of Fury changed around small youthful beings. He stepped forward gently as they began to question where they were heading to, "If you are all amenable, perhaps we could retire to my home until we locate your missing companions. It is not far from here, and there is more than enough room there." He explained with a smile, "Do not worry about Eric, my freind will find him and bring him to wherever I am. He should be just fine. He then began walking casually turning when he reached the edge of the clearing, "My house is this way," He coaxed.

While Illusor and the others were occupied, his wind elemental had indeed found Erevek, and was in a predicament of his own. The invisable shifty creature cowered behind a pillar deep in the throne room of Dracatopia castle battling with itself. It had taken him quite a while to locate the youth, (quite a while in 'wind' standards) the names given him,.. while accurate were not precisely helpful... this boy submerged his own thoughts of 'Backdraft' and didn't much think of himself as 'Eric' had it not been for the 'knightmage' portion the elemental doubted he'd have been able to locate the youth at all! Now he watched helplessly as the boy was trapped in some weird containment, and then moments later reapeared only now that huge nasty creature was free... gaifer cringed, That beast looks very nasty... He blinked at his own thoughts, why am I hesitating? Illusor asked me to fetch this boy! ... But what can I do about THAT? He worried and figeted and wondered why he did so the next moment. Several times he 'almost' rushed out to grab Vek, but hesitated at the last moment. Why am I hesitating? He wondered frantically, Everything in the mortal world seemed to move so slowly for the elemental, wind just seems to process things much faster than more physical creatures.

"Eh?"

Before she could attempt to follow Illusor, Auron's comment made her turn to stare at him instead. Graveyard? She had never seen one before, and certainly wasn't sure that she wanted to. On the other hand...

A graveyard meant death. What was happening? What was it that Illusor needed to see? Instinctively, she moved forward slightly. That was the problem with growing up almost alone. It's difficult to become close to someone, but oh so easy to worry for them.