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Ree turned to look at Vina then Katarina and back. "It is not your fault ...I was so blind to my bitterness " he said quietly as the cat felt pained, neither of his sides had thought that Katarina would go after Marion, especially after having so many opportunities to do so before. When she asked them to kill Marion, that made them move the likelihood of her doing so down the list. Carmella was different, the magi seemed to have been the one responsible at the time and was their slaver. He could understand Katarina trying to go after her, he even had first hand experience of what someone would do in desperation and anger.

This time is was hope, lies, anger and innocence driving the dagger.Hope of her parent's return after what happened to Ashral, lies from the man, anger at Marion and everyone for trying to give her a chance after what she had done, and innocent of those who would use her for their own ends. He was sure if someone asked the man he would say he completed his part of the bargain in a round about way...or did he? If someone who helped Marion bring Ashral back then wouldn't he hav-....ugh no. Not enough information and already moving to extreme speculation.

Ree continued to trying and analyze what happen while listening for Katarina responses. His gaze followed Nero's path up the stairs silently, making no move to stop him.

The cat looked up with a near sense of relief as it got ready to move encase the Feral headed toward Marion's room. The pain here was palatable and they both felt regret but one barely showed emotion and the other was in a form that didn't show sadness in the way of humans.

They both watch Marq shift the body only to place a bloody hand on Vina's shoulder a moment later. In a thought that brought both halves into alignment for a split second the cat solidified enough to drop out of Katarina'/ arms and pad over to Marq before shifting into a faintly transparent and glowing version of Ree. "Mrow" it said and held out its arms to take the body. That would give it an excuse to take it to Marion's room before Marq fumbled the body as Vina and the spirit talked, making things even more uncomfortable than it was.

Ree took a step toward Vina and stopped turning his gaze to Marq and staring at him intently before motioning slightly toward Vina. Marq was better suited to helping her and Vina would be able to help him, Vina needed someone she could trust and from what he heard that was already Marq so ...this would just improve it.

Pulling his wings in he watch the cat take Katarina's body and then sight teleport to the room just as Nero turned away. A flicker of relief pass through him then a wince at the teleport. They weren't able to teleport living things that...was emphasized here. Looking at Nero he nodded slightly and motioned to the ghostly version of him as he gave a deeper nod to show he knew. "Nero... if you think it is possible Giselle should be here to talk to Katarina" he said solemnly, deferring to the Feral's fatherly wisdom to know if the meta should or shouldn't be there.

Spirit looked back at the others and quickly phased through the door while still carrying Katarina's body and stopped, looking around for Ashral.

Ree turned away from Nero and focused on Vina. " She says she does not know, that she wishes to be with her parents again but ... if they are still here or have moved on she doesn't know" he said quietly, not wishing to be rude during this moment but Nero's answer trou-. He paled suddenly furling his wings in tightly against his back as he looked up to the room then back at Nero and finally to Vina, Marq and Katarina. "Ashral and I need to go..." he said suddenly with more than just a hint of alarm that broke through the coldness.

Inside Spirit froze and stared at the scene taking it quick and moving on instinct as it slowly flared intimidation and flared all three wings to their full span as he growled softly but made no movement forward. Instead he slowly moved back, holding Katarina's body as he attempted to phase right through the door behind them. Ashral was a predator as well and at that moment she was defending her "kill". Perhaps that is why the vampires in general are as secretive as they are. Who wants to advertise when your prey out numbers you and were predators themselves and able to wipe you out?

Ree moved away from the group and sight teleported to Marion's door about the same time as Spirit tried to step out. He was unbalanced, used to seeing carnage both first and secondary hand but his apathy ran out at what Spirit saw...nightmares were nearly a certainty as he tried to open the door and step inside. Bracing himself for what he will see before trying to bring her back to the present... not her fault... Carmella and Lena were to blame but...he was quite sure that won't turn over well with the others. He assumed she went to drink the blood not eat the body...that.... //Switch with me...I can handle it. // //... no. get the body out. We don't need another incident.... // //She should be full// // .................................//

Spirit pulled out of the room as Ree opened the door, the spirit glanced down at the others but was already moving toward the room he had been in with Ashral before. Pulling out extra linen it put Katarina's body on the sheet and rolled it up before letting go and dropping back down to cat form with a pained sound.

Ree froze at the entrance to the room as he stared at her then what was left of Marion's corpse with a decidedly sick feeling. Taking a breath he meet her glowing red gaze, reminded of another one...the person she was eating. "Ashral, how can you keep your promises if you kept forgetting who I am?" He asked solemnly as he moved,into the room wings furled as he prepared to fight her if needed, never looking away from her as he walked toward her and the gruesome scene.

Ree took the last few steps to her as she seem to regain clarity followed by realization. He didn't expect it but he quickly moved to catch her when she fell, holding her as he slowly lowered her to an unbloody patch on the ground, his mind blank for once as he stared in silent horror at both Ashral and what was left of Marion's body. He was covered in blood again, they were both covered in blood again.

The cat stared at its chest and fur, pose to lick it off but didn't and just kept staring. Doubt flickered through its features, as it realized that they were always drenched in someone's blood or there own since arriving here. Licking it off would make him like Ashral...it would be like eating someone? It was a cat it killed ..for food they shouldn't find it so strange, it shouldn't find it so strange. Why was it affecting it now? It killed Carmella without a hint of regret so why? //she was the enemy but you weren't going to eat her...we weren't going to eat her. // Ree responded after taking a step away and dry heaving for a moment. He had nothing in his stomach he hadn't eaten anything since...since Katarina cooked him some food that he never finished.

The cat huddled down looking distressed as it looked toward Katarina's body where it had wrapped it. Wanting to clean itself of the blood and trying to figure out why it was so disturbed over what might be a natural course and when Marion wasn't alive to feel it. //come back... // Ree muttered, wiping his mouth as the cat disappeared and he doubled over with pain and horror. Blood and entrails that had been on Ashral where now on him while the room smelled of nothing but blood.

Grabbing on to the back of a chair he blinked back tears pushing it down because breaking down now would do no good. He needed to keep on moving, just like when he was trying to escape but now because they needed to leave. It didn't matter if no one liked Marion, what Ashral did broke an ingrained norm, one that even she knew considering her reaction. One they will both have to live with and try to avoid.

He silently opened the window, trying to bring any smell that was no blood into the room as he turned to face Marion again. Wings trembling as he headed to what was left of her, picking up another piece of linen and rolling her into it with telekinesis and what ...ever other piece he could find. Slowly the trembling stop as he continued to move things, a dull look in his eyes as he kept pushing everything down until it wasn't was horrifying. Once he was done he looked at his bloody hands then toward Ashral....picking her up and floating her to the bathroom only to put her into the tub as he viciously cleaned his hands before staring down at the rest of him. He couldn't go and talk to Grisella like this ...she saw Marion when she was first killed ..now? And Katarina?.

Running his hand through his hair finally he glanced at his reflection and stopped. Gaunt, haunted, sick, with specks of blood on white. What was he doing? What the heck was he doing?

Dabbing a paper he tried to get rid of the blood the best he could finally ending on taking of his shirt and turning it inside out with a shiver. Then he moved to Ashral, stared at he, reluctant to move closer but eventually grabbing some more papers and cleaned her face and hands, feeling to numb to register the flicker of sleep that hovered at the edge of his mind. She was one of his own, what that meant he was starting to question himself.

One done he locked the door and left the room, not realizing blood was starting to try on the tip of his blue feathers as he headed down the stairs silently. One part if him wanting to flee with Ashral while the other one living up to what had happened. Looking down into the room, he tried to see if there was any change or anger for his aruptly departure.

Ree headed down the stair holding Ashral, wings shifting the pack he had quickly grab after storing the new things they brought last night. Silently he looked after Nero and turned to Marq, Vina then Katarina.

"Sudden... yes." he looked toward Marion's room then back, his face paler than usual. "I cleaned up as best I could. I wouldn't unwrap the sheets but I doubt that will be heeded. Ashral, her new body is not something she is used to, its instincts or its hunger. Which is why we need to go and find somewhere a little safer for her and those near by" he said quietly without elaborating more.

Turning to look at Marq he motion to the room he placed Katarina in with his top wing. "Vina wants you to have a few books we brought back from the estate. I left them on the chair along with a sheet of paper to my e-mail address and some instructions on where to go so you can get some technological connection to the mainland and the rest of the world" he said quietly as he looked from Marq to Vina as he said that then nodded.

"Not your fault.... not in the least" he said looking weary for a moment. "Tell the others that someone killed Marion and Katarina last night and was followed up to where he landed on the mainland and escaped. Stay strong.. careful of any deals on the mainland or people who knew your mother. Again once you balance yourself look for an alliance with Belosh if you need one at all. Hm... careful with those who wish you to be you mother... that is all I can really say other than also try to get what I put on that paper. You need to get information to progress" he finally turned to Katarina and ....shook his head.

"Griselle told me she has the ability to find something missing. She might be able to find your parent's spirit is they are still around. If not...you might be here for a long long time. The choice is completely yours. Stay with Griselle or even ask them to e-mail me and i'll come back..if you want to join me. " he offered silently.

Ree nodded to Katarina "Thank you" he responded in the same quiet voice as he shifted Ashral's slightly in his arms. A small part of him wondered as well if Marq's brother had been with the other bodies, not that he had seen it but that could just have been that he didn't look closely enough or that his body was unusable after the fight.

He looked to Marq as Vina left, looking faintly confused at what she was doing but willing to wait even considering their reaction had been sympathetic he doubt that would last as long as Ashral was there. "If you could tell there others goodbye for me as well" he asked tiredly a subtitle from blank to looking grief ridden and exhausted. The moment Vina returned the blank look was back, broken by faint surprise when she offered the offer again to return here, the luck and the food.

"Thank you. Good luck in rebuilding and making this place as you wanted it to be " he said genuinely as he took the food and necklace back then nodded to all of them before he left. It was unlikely he would return in a long long time and Vina's frown indicated it might be best if he didn't. Plus he would only be a reminder to what happened and the three deaths that shouldn't have been. They had one of his e-mail address so they had a way to contact him but he really doubted it.

Taking wing from the doorstep he flew toward the mainland carrying Ashral.