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Abel picked up pace and scowled down at the younger girl, "its not like that. . . " If he had gone back to his anthro form his ears would have been pinned tightly to his head. And though he wasnt sure, he thought he noticed Selyna blush, but it didnt matter, and the thought was easily cast aside. He ignored Taria, it was simply easier that way. Ascending the stairs to the front door Abel tried to shorten his strides to make her ride a bit smoother. Though if he were to jostle her, he wouldnt feel bad, not in the slightest with her complaining so.

"I'm sure they do" He answered in a hoarse grumble as he layed her down on the couch, barely catching Selyna excuse herself. He truned and stepped away to allow Kaori to start, though he stayed close enough that in case she resisted he could easily make sure she werent to go anywere. Now he allowed himself to relax, atleast for this moment, and he shifted to that of an anthro wolf. His tall ears swiveled to listen to Selyna.

He caught everything, even the slightly stronger scent of cat as she changed. Heard her vomit, and smelled it also, wheather he liked it or not. He turned, without a word and headed down the hall, easily picking out the door she had gone to. He stopped, momentarily motionless then reached out to quietly rap on the door. Though he knew it wasnt necessary, she'd smell and hear him. "Selyna?" His tone was colorless and bleak, "You alright?"

Just finishing cleaning the last bit of bile off of her face with her tongue and paw, her ear twitched towards the door as she heard foot steps and immediately she knew who it was from the smell. Keep going…. Keep going…. Selyna’s wishes were not met however as Abel rapped gently at the door before asking her if she was alright. Totally caught off guard by the fact that he’d come to check on her, she realized there was still a large pile of vomit on the floor next to her and lunged for the towel she’d seen as she morphed back into a humanoid form, accidentally knocking over a couple of books that had been stacked on the night stand onto the floor. I- I’m alright……. Thank you. She didn’t know how to deal with these strange feelings she’d had and figured keeping a door between them would be best as she went to work cleaning up the mess she’d made. If I can’t see him……… it won’t bother me….. However, as Abel stood on the other side of the door, his scent was strong in her nostrils as she was on all fours to clean it up. His scent caused her to remember what he’d looked like at the table before the whole ordeal with the hunter. She remembered how his bare chest looked as he sat at the table; it had been enough to make her appetite shift to other things. At this point she was staring blankly at the spot she’d just cleaned, towel still in her hand. Then everything changed… She remembered the hunter and how he’d threatened all of their lives, but then she remembered how Abel had reacted towards Kaori; it was something she hadn’t expected to feel and it caused her to blush again. Sitting back on her heels, she sat quietly on the floor in the middle of the room, face and neck completely red from the ideas and feelings coursing through her.

Startled out of her thoughts, Selyna's humanoid ears visibly perked as Abel told her to open the door. It was with the same soft voice he'd used with Kaori, but after hearing how gruffly he spoke with her a moment ago; it struck fear in her rather than calmed her. Thinking back to her "home" she remembered how she'd lock herself in her room when her mother's "clients" would show up, hiding under her bed as if they could see through the walls if they looked hard enough. On occasion the men would require more "attention" than her mother could provide and they'd come looking for her; first banging on her door out of frustration or drunken stupidity, then trying to coax her out in a more soothing voice. Not in as nice as a voice as Abel just used, but always the reply would be the same.



In her previous experiences she'd curl into a tighter ball, hoping they wouldn't beat on the door any harder for fear that they'd figure out that her door had been broken down many times, though they always left more upset, usually after beating her, because she gave more of a fight than they felt like dealing with. This time however, she felt an odd sensation of calm after her fear. Standing, she moved to the door slowly, her brain telling her it was a bad idea to remove the only barrier between them, but her body continuing none the less. Opening the door, she stood there looking at his body, avoiding his face and eye contact at all cost. Her body was rigid, but the fear was taking over again, and she hoped he wouldn't be able to pick up on it and try to take advantage of it. Come in.

The moment Abel put her down on the couch, she'd been ready to struggle up despite her wounds so as to hunt down her younger sister, but she was distracted by Kaori's application of the clear ointment on her wounds. She winced a tad as the gel went over the deeper scratches, but remained mostly still. It wasn't as though this was the first time she'd gotten hurt after all, though it was the first time she'd received a knife wound.

Overall, she was fairly familiar with the drill and one of the things that had been repeatedly pounded into her head enough times that it actually stuck, was that when the healer was attending to you, you did not make a fuss. Their family healer had been just a touch... vindictive. If you made a fuss, he could see that you were confined to your bed for weeks on end with nothing to do but drink the most foul tasting medicines he could concoct. Taria had only needed to be subjected to this treatment once before remembering to mind her manners.

So she stayed mostly still and cooperated with Kaori when told to move, and all the while, she plotted her vengeance.

Talia noticed Selyna looking unwell, but since Abel was already taking care of it, Talia's mind re-focused on her more immediate problems. Namely, Taria's retribution. With the tiniest of shrugs to herself, she slipped out of the cabin's back door and began a full out sprint for town. It was a lovely day for a good run after all... and once in town, it'd be that much harder for Taria to find her scent amidst all the other humans.

Abel rose slowly and nimbly to his feet, the black of his garments showed truly how almost sickly thin he was. It was then he noticed how hard it was not to notice her behavior. "Uhmmm. . . If you want me to leave, I will. . . " He glanced over his shoulder at the empty hallway behind him. He followed her gaze across the room and found nothing interesting he glanced back at her face. He wondered if there was something about his appearance bothering her. "I beg to differ. . . " He grumbled at her awkward reaction.

"If you bothered me?" He gave her a confused look, "Well last time I checked I came to check on you" He shook his head slightly, his hair swinging around his pale face. His eyes seemed to be drawn to her hands rubbing on her elbow, and he couldnt help but be frustrated. Why couldnt she just tell him instead of being difficult? He scowled at her elbow until he heard the door open, and could smell the small human leaving. His ears swiveled toward the sound and his eyes widened in curiousity, though his head never raised nor his gaze wavered from her elbow.

Seeing the angry look on Abel’s face, Selyna breathing quickened a bit, though because she tried to hide it her chest heaved slightly. Glancing at the open door behind him that looked so far away now, she tried to speak softly and nonchalantly, but her voice cracked a time or two as she spoke to him. You … you could go check and s-see if everyone’s alright. I’m f-fine really. Thank you. The thank you was so faint only someone with hearing like an animal would’ve picked up on it. She began mentally kicking herself for having opened the door, wondering why she’d been so stupid as to do so. Glancing over his shoulder at the door every now and then, her heart began beating so quickly and loudly she was sure everyone in the house could hear it. She was strong for a woman her size and had been able to fight off the men back home, but she’d seen what Abel could do and wasn’t certain she’d be able to hold him off for any amount of time if he tried something. Why doesn’t he just go out there with Kaori or Taria? He seems to favor them anyway… Confused by her own thoughts, her brow wrinkled as she glanced at his face and quickly regretted it. Her face flushed and her chest began to heave even quicker than before. Wringing the towel, she stared at the floor hoping he’d either get it over with or leave her be; though a small part of her knew if he left, she’d be crushed.

"Everyone else is being or has been taken care of" No matter how hard he tried to be nice, he couldnt hide the frustration this encounter was causing him. He shook his head, the others werent this difficult, what was this stupid cat's problem. Then again maybe it was just that: a cat thing. And if she didnt like it, for all Abel cared, she could just get the hell out. Especially if she was going to act like this.

Then he noticed it: he awkward breathing, the more desperately she wrung at the soiled towel in her hands, the way her breathing harshened when she looked at him or blushed. He took a deep breath, preparing himself. This could be all his fault, so he had to be nice or at the very least seem gentle about it. "Erm," He paused, his eyes, scanning her face, then locking on hers, "Come on, just tell me what's wrong. I can't help if you dont" His voice had once again lost its edge from before, and was back to being soothing and comforting all in its own.