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Truinthil laughed loudly when Aethi sniffed and tested the wine and smiled and waved at Ari when she stuck her head in the door. "Would you like to join us for wine and conversation? It's probably some of the best wine around. Lucky I got put in this room, really."

Aria carefuly paced into the room and sat next to Aethi. Staring at Truinthil. "Well my Mother does have a taste for fine alcohol.....But Truinthil...what puts you in such great spirits...certainly that wine has not had that much of an influence on you yet?"

"Me? What...What did I do to put you in such a mood? I do not think I have ever seen you in a such a mood, even around mother. Not even in the memories I share with you. How can you say that this is my doing?" She was completely baffled now and this only made her think harder.

"I think he's a mute," Alex said to Kira as he glanced at Z with his uncovered eye. Kira looked intently at Z for a moment before leaning back and saying, "I suppose you're right."

Tara looked up from eating some of the meat, as Trevian was also doing and walked over to Z as she picked the last meat of a bone and flung it into a pile behind her. She bent down on her knees, standing on the balls of her feet as he loooked like she was trying to stare down Z. In reality, she was listening for a few key things with her inhuman hearing, muscles working or not to be specific.

After a momonet she stood up and said, "He's mute, but it's not because he can't speak, his windpipe is just fine. It's because he won't. Probably something to do with a trama. Back in my world tons of people who went through horrible incidents didn't speak for awhile after, sometimes never again." Then she walked back and sat down at the base of a tree and closed her eyes, appearantly sleeping.

Z glanced between Alex and Kira as they spoke. He shook his head gently, almost imperseptibly at them and lowered his gaze to the ground. He released a small sigh, almost wishing he would speak. But it had been so long since he last uttered a single whisper that his vocal chords where probably damaged and would never work right again. He didn't much care, anyway.

When Tara came over and starred at him, his eyes narrowed suspiciously. He leaned back a little, his muscles tense while they looked at one another. His eyes widened a little when she spoke; she was right, he wouldn't speak. He absolutely refused, unless under the direst of circumstances. He gave a slight nod of his head to the others in agreement with Tara, then let his gaze sink back down to the ground.

A few seconds passed and he looked back to Tara. He had been in awe of her strength earlier, when she took down that bear bare handed, had wondered if she was a former minion of The Dominator. That was the only reason he could think of why she should have such abilities. Now, knowing she was not even from this realm, he was even more curious about her. Plus the fact that she had been able to sense the very edge of his reason for not speaking. She intrigued him, and he wanted to know more about her. Not to mention she was quite attractive. He starred at her for a long while, pondering on the answers to these and many other questions he had of her. But he was a patient man, realizing he would find out everything he needed to know not only about her but about the rest of the group and his surroundings in time.

With a heavy sigh he stood and moved to his horse, rubbing it on the shoulder. He starred into its eyes as if in communion with the beast; they had been together for nearly seven years now. Afte several moment he looked up to the sky, lost in thought. What he was thinking, though, even he did not know. His was a dark mind, full of mystery and hidden shadows. It would take him a long, long time to figure out his own inner workings again.

"Athael? Probably still at my Fortress. I'm sure my clone hasnt harmed her. But she doesnt matter. Aethi, you are the one that caused this profound change in me. Just think about it. It was recently. Something I could be creditied for indirectly, of course, but you're the one that figured it out." He grinned and took another long drink of his wine.

Walking carefully into the mansion a bit further, he looked around at his surroundings. "Well whoever 'aint home sure's been here before..." He looked around nervously. "And with all the tracks here, i'm either being watched or they're all dead.."