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Alex was abou to say something when Terry burst through the trees, wreslting with a bear. She had it pinned in a a few moments, sitting on top the snarling beast. "Playing with your food?" Kira said with a smirk as she wrapped and unwrapped her fingers around her sword hilt.

"Oh cut the cat jokes," Terry said, her enlarged canines and slit pupils flashing. "This animal thought he would try and take my kill from me. Too bad for him I'm not in the mood for play." Terry brought her elbow down on the bear's neck, snapping, causing the bear to stop struggling. She then walked back into the forest and came out with a large deer over her shoulder, which she threw on top of the bear. "Light'em up," Terry said to Trevian as she went to the lake to wash the blood off her hands, her claws becoming nails again as he canines also shrunk and her pupils rounded out.

Trevian nodded and inhaled, breathing out fire that cooked the two beast quickly, stopping before he burned them. Kira walked over to the cooked meat and sliced off a chunk in a flash, jabbing her blade into the chunk before it hit the ground. She walked over to Alex and he slide the meat off her sword.

"Here," he said to the man aa he handed him the meat, "Eat some of this, it will help you get some nutrients in you, then you can rest while we take you to a place where you can recooperate."

He started when the woman tumbled out of the trees, wrestling the bear. He lept to his feet, his right hand going to his left hip, where there used to be a sword. His eyes widened more when he remembered he had had to sell it for food about a month ago. He looked wildly about him, confused, unsure of what was going on.

When the bear was finally dead he seemed to relax, but only slightly. He was still very tense and his guard high. He settled there on his haunches, a small distance from the others. He glanced to his horse, thankful the beast was still alive. It had been a gift from a friend a long time ago. He was loath to loose it.

Z's stomache rumbled loudly as the food cooked. He tried to remember the last time he had had warm meal. And failed miserably. He could hardly remember the last three days, much less when he'd last eaten. He looked up to the man who had revived him, accepting the meat with some hesitation. He took a small, tentative bite, tasting it for poisons. He knew it was clean, though. He'd been watching them intently as they prepared the meal, they hadn't had a chance to poison the meat. He devoured it quickly, his hunger ravenous.

Once the food was gone he examined the others in more detail, his mind now almost fully aware. He studied the catwoman the most, though. He had seen some strange things, more bizarre than one could imagine even in ones wildest dreams. So it wasn't strange that she should be part cat, part woman. He was just trying to figure out her strangths, weaknesses, studying her as a potential threat. They all where, in fact, but he had seen her in action, and one had been kind enough to help him.

He blinked and looked to the forest, then lowered his eyes to the ground just before him with a small sigh. He pulled his feet out from under him and sat, crossing his legs in front him. His eyes shifted about nervously, his fingers fidgeting with a nearby twig. He wondered who these people where, where they came from, and why they where here.

Here? Where was "here", exactling? He had no idea where he was. He looked up to Alex, his exression curious and confused.

Aria nodded and got outta bed and took her hand. "I'd rather come with you." She smiled. She didnt care who was Aethi's father she loved him all the same.

"I'll go too, but I'll let you talk to him, Aethi." Without waiting, he stepped into the shadows and was gone. Likely he was already waiting just outside Truinthil's room.

Aria vanished and reappeared in the shadows outside of Truinthil's door, she looked to Aethi and Her father to see what they would do.

Aethi only glanced at Draeken before opening the door while at the same time, nullifying the spell around the room that Phia had put there. She walked inside and looked around a bit. "Truinthil?...Father?"

Truinthil walked from the inner part of the bedroom, a smile on his face. "Aethi-Naeh! I have been wondering if you were still around here at all. Oh and is that Aria outside? You know, you two do make a cute couple, though I'm sure you would rather not hear that from me. Heh. And Draeken's outside too I see. Well, he doesnt have to come in if he doesnt want to." Still smiling, and being unusually cheerful, Truinthil sat at the goodly sized table in the middle of the room and waved his hand, summoning a bottle of wine that had likely been in the inner bedroom just a moment before. "Come! Sit and drink with me. It's been a while and we should catch up a bit. Either that or just talk. How bout it?" With another wave he summoned up two wine glasses and began filling them.