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He'd been wandering around since last night sometime. He'd felt the weird cold again briefly, and debated on following it for a while before he finally got up and started looking. He'd run across Haisyn talking with that girl Kataio, and had a strange feeling someone else was watching them too...

It had taken him till nearly morning to pick up any sort of trail, and he'd been following it for some time. He'd finally resorted to trying to track the energies along the trail and things had gone a little easier then, but not much. But now he'd stumbled across a weird little shack in the middle of nowhere not too far from the camp.

He approached as quietly as he was able, debating on how to go about this. He hadn't really thought about what he was going to do when he found whoever it was that kept bugging Kata. He stood a little to the side of the door out front and rubbed his chin in thought. Hrm... he needed to shave...

"Rather rude of me to sneak up on you and all, but I was wondering if you're the one who's been sneaking around and depositing Kata on the edge of camp unconscious? You were following her last while she was talking to my sister, too, weren't you?" Verran was just as blunt as Haisyn when he was at a loss for how to go about things. Might as well get it over with. He wondered if this strange person would remember him as being the one that found Kata that day after the Rade cave episode?

Verran looked at Tynan with a raised eyebrow. Looked worse than he did, didn't he? "What am I doing here? I wish I knew. I wanted to know who had such presice control over frost powers. That one's a rare gift back home." He shrugged. "Other than that, I guess talk. I hadn't really thought about it, not sure if I was expecting to find you."

He lowered himself into a sitting position somewhat carefully, grimacing slightly because of his ribs. Not broken, maybe, but definitely bruised. "I guess you're the one they were talking about, huh?" He paused, running a hand through his hair as if that would clear his mind. "Wish Hai would talk about me, even if just to vent about me. Atleast Kata has enough love in her heart for you to need to talk about you, even if she doesn't have very many good things to say. I think my sister honestly hates me. Not that I can really blame her..."

He wrapped his arms around his knees, looking thoughtful. "Women are strange, you know? If they want to hit you, they start crying first. When they care about you, and miss you, but they're scared to get hurt again... they rant about you. Try to convince themselves that it's better. But they still miss you. But they won't talk to YOU about it. Men are supposed to be mind readers, or something, when we can rarely figure out what the hell WE are thinking..."

He shifted the wrong way and winced, a slight hiss escaping him as he quickly straightened up to relieve his ribs. "Ok, next time I get the bright idea to pick up on of those kids, I hope someone shoots me and puts me out of my misery BEFORE they suddenly grow up and almost crush my rib cage..." He snorted at himself. "That sounds entirely too pathetic, doesn't it?"

G_E sighed and lifted an eyebrow at Merci', "Sure we have work to do... but Fauve is more important then getting some work done around here. What are you going to do if you're alone and ambushed by Rade or the R.O.U.S or some other creature we haven't met yet? You should atleast take some of us along."

They'd gone some time without working on the colony and she figured they could go a little while longer. Not every body would have to come, though. Some could stay behind and work but atleast one or two should go and help Merci' look for Fauve.

"In a way, a colony is like a large family. Fauve is apart of the colony so she is part of our family. Family's take care of each other."

Fauve glanced up at Lyra and her eyes showed her confusion 'What do you mean jealous Ashy isn't jealous of me at all we're partners!' The thought of her sister being jealous of her seemed an entirely foriegn concept.. She looked down at her hands and shook her head 'She doesn't have anything to be jealous of, she's more friendly, and kind, and more lively, and the best friend anyone could ever have.'

Merci bit her lip and turned from where Ice was a few minutes before.. She stepped back behind the house and started trying to track Fauve back into the trees. Merci got really confused when the physical trail just seemed to end, confused and worried.

Resignation was starting to set in. She was going to HAVE to be good for a while or she wouldn't get any freedom whatsoever. She sighed and pointed to Kasai. He's Kasai. I like him, he was nice to Sissa after we got back. Then she turned and pointed at Galilee, her expression turning a little less cheerful. This is Galilee. Apparently he's my security detail... And they said they'd help us check the perimeter. She tugged on the rope again. Is this REALLY necessary?

"Right now, I'm afraid so, sweets. After all the stunts you've pulled since yesterday I'm finding it hard to trust you." Haisyn paused in her walking and changed direction. "But trust or no trust I don't really feel safe going out without making sure you three have some means of defending yourselves. Either of you boys have a weapon or do I need to dig some up for you to borrow?"

Fauve looked unsure for a moment, could Ashirha really feel that way? She didn't know, I mean she didn't think so but... Kasai really was very nice to her. He didn't really talk to Ashirha before, could that be something that would bother her? Her confused eyes travelled up to Lyra's and her last question sunk in. 'um... you mean Nika? He has a moon and sun mask I think.. He was there when my guardian embarrassed me.' Her hands clenched again in her skirt and she ducked her head. She was obviously still very sore about it. 'Before I leave, will you tell me who you are?'

Merci stood looking down at the ground trying to figure out what happened. She looked up at Inathe, who was perched up on her shoulder, and asked quietly "Do you know where she is little one" Inathe swung his head back and forth and made a very very sad noise. Merci sighed and started again looking for a trail.

"I have heard worse." Tynan said still a little short. He shook his head and went around to a different corner of the hut. "I am sorry my place isn't much it is all I have. I sort of dropped everything to come here." He rummages through a chest then pulls out a small tea bag, a kettle, and a bottle of water. "Would you like anything to drink? It seems we will be outcasts for a while."

Tynan placed the kettle on his sad little fire and turned to Verran. "Where are my manners, I am Tynan. Yes I am the one creating the frost, practically killing the girl of my dreams, and spying on her soon after a verbal fight we had." He sighed lightly. "I had no idea what was going on in her head, and she acts like I am the one with the third eye. She won't even fully explain why she has a child. I knwo it isn't her's but she is not mother type material. Can hardly look after herself.



"It's ok, we all have our cobwebs." Kataio shook her head. "I still am not leaving. I don't know why but it seems better this way for now." She sighed lightly and scratched at her ears a bit. Kata said quietly, "Someone must be talking about me."

'Well it is not any of the other masks. They are on about other things.' Zahar still seemed upset. Kataio was about to ask but she didn't know what to say.

*Cinder smiles at Kali and reaches into a holster in the middle of her back* This is my tiny back up gun, it is a good one though, please just don't shoot me with it. After this is all over I will teach you to shoot.

*pulls the stilletto that Cinder gave him out of a sheave* I have this, probably won't do much good, but it is something.