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Myrsky was about to sketch another rune as what ever had Dawn's attention escaped her claws; but when the shifter boy managed to snag it with a blanket.
Instead he placed himself between the slightly put out and saddened Dawn and the others.

"Don't hurt Dawn." He growled and crossed his arms to glare at the girl.
And I won't do anything." he wondered what was under the blanket, he'd only seen a small scaly shape with wings before it'd been covered.

Ta’ruk kept well away from Mella when she was carrying that blanket. He eyed the stranger and his Dawn. “Well that’s not really a worry. I don’t have a weapon and I doubt Mella would hurt something for no reason.” He glanced back to where she was kneeling down with her back to the group unwrapping her sail scale a few feet away. A small part of his mind wondered if he would get that blanket back. Another asked if there would be holes from the little monster’s claws. “I am Ta’ruk and that is Mella. Her beast is Telwren.” He looked the other straight in the eyes. “Avoid that ill tempered monster.” He glanced down were Mella's bag had fallen after hitting the feathered creature. There was a soft spreading stain that looked oddly red. "Ah Mella... Telwren doesn't have eggs or babies by chance?"

“Letting it play with unknown things is a good way for it to get hurt. It’s a good thing Telwren isn’t poisonous.” Mella rejoined the conversation handing back the now emptied blanket back to Ta’ruk. She looked down at her bleeding base for a red paint and just sighed. She felt like crying at the loss of the berries. “Well if the egg is far enough along there could be blood, and depending on the size of the clutch.” She shrugged defending Ta’ruk’s point just a bit so he wouldn’t feel embarrassed. Just calling the sifter out in such a way was rather crude at best. Not only that but who knew what in all different kinds of eggs perhaps some in the world could break red. Certainly a shifter who had never seen a sail scale wouldn’t know. She looked at Myrsky. “But you are right. These are berries for my paints.” She kept Telwren secured with one arm having him mostly kept in the sash while she looked over her bag turning it and digging inside to get the broken shards of her little clay jar out. She looked utterly dejected and her knee was hurting horribly. Still she couldn’t let that slow her down too much. She intended to make it back to Yera soon enough. That and she was just relieved Telrwren seemed ok. She looked at the scorra wondering how it was doing.

Myrsky sniffed and ignored Mella's words. He did not think Dawn would go after something poisonous! Her species lived here after all! And no egg he'd ever seen had enough blood in it to be that red! Foolish wind girl...

"She's a Scorra." He said to Ta'ruk as he ignored the other one. "I rescued her from idiot hunters who can't appreciate her beauty." He had managed to figure out just what Dawn was from some minor notes in his granny's notebook... other than what she was he had no clue! Not that he'd tell these two that! Myrsky hated to admit to ignorance in anything!

Ta’ruk smiled at the scorra. He would definitely remember what those were. “Well I’m glad you did. She is lovely.” He was more musing to himself whether he could get Mella to paint him an image of the creature latter, though he thought asking her now right after her pet had been attacked might not be the best idea.. He head a clicking and was not surprised to see Mella taking care of the mess that had been in her bag. She really was nice, but for some reason had no smiles or warm greeting for Myrsky. Wondering why that was he shrugged it off. “We are headed to Yera. Where are you and dawn going?” He noticed Mella was reaching in her sash likely petting and keeping Telwren calm.

Mella nearly rolled her eyes. The scorra didn’t remind her at all of the mountains. She had grown up close enough to Zena to know what those were like. Still there was beuty in all things and even if she didn’t have the same view at least Myrsky really loved his scorra. It might have been wrong but she gave a small cheer inside when she heard Myrsky was avoiding towns. She was quite glad he wouldn’t be coming with her at all. The mention of oba made her cringe and look at Ta’ruk. He seemed calm but really how was he doing inside?

Myrsky noticed the girl cringe at the mention of Oba. Was she scared of them? Hmm...interesting! Ta'ruk also seemed less than enthused about them. "I shall take that into consideration," he said in a mild tone. After he saw the battle area's and got more information. Myrsky always preferred to at least figure out the truth (or at least both points of view) in a conflict before he picked a side. Wonder if they're going to invade again, he asked himself. It seems most people in Zena and Sauti barely reacted to the first fight other than those who went to fight. But then that may just be because of distance...

I really must meet these invaders! I guess I'll have to go to this Neued... which if I recall right is a city and not a town. Drat... more people.....

"Would you mind telling me what you saw down there? Since by your reaction I feel that perhaps you at least saw something..." His tone was far less hostile now, since he wanted to know something he figured he could act polite to Ta'ruk at the very least. He'd really only talked to that timid boy back in Zena so his knowledge of what had actually happened was mostly based on rumors.

“A number of people were taken to an oban camp and held captive. A group of earthling opposed to the oban’s actions left the war camp that formed against Oba’s incursion and stole the captives back. There was also a group of nobles of Oba who were captured at this time as well. There was a lot of fighting until they realized the nobles were taken. Apparently in Oba there was a change of rulership as well. Long story short a peace was reached to get the nobles back and stop aggressions between the lands. Freedom of the Matori was also granted though Oban settlements were a stipulation.” She kept her summery brief and to the point as she didn’t want to distress Ta’ruk more. She had a realization and decided to share with the pain in the neck that was infront of her. “The Matori are a people who have been subjugated by the obans for a long time. They have no crystals and have fins on their head in place of ears.” She let go of Ta’ruk for a moment and reached in grabbing her journal and balancing it precariously on her chest still keeping Telwren secure in her sash with the other she finally found the page and turned it so she could show a brief sketch of the matori woman she had seen at the resistance camp who had demanded the release of her people. There were a few other small half sketches on the page of people and plants with small notes as to colors or dangers. “When I left everyone Oban, Matori, all earthlings who were there were helping to rebuild Neued.” She snapped her journal shut and slid it away with a deft ease. “If you’re going to Neued you don’t need to fear the oban’s attacking you but be careful of the natural hazards of the land. Crystal spiders who trap you and vines that wrap around and strangle. There are many others but those are fairly scary ones to check before you go to sleep. Also climb and sleep in trees. It helps.” Shrugging she couldn’t think of anything else she wanted to impart or even really cared to at this point. Myrsky was nothing but a cretin to her, but she had to warn him about those dangers at least. She gave a small head nod at Ta’ruk making sure he was alright before pointing out. “If there is traveling to be done. This would be the time or the day will up and walk away on us.” She looked back at Myrsky. “Unless there is something else?”