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Forest inhaled, the unfolding of information she knew, about him, his name, his mother, her job, her killer, coming out of her mouth was a scary thing for him. He wasn't used to anyone understanding him, or knowing one thing about him, he watched her as she spoke what he's wanted to hear for years.
When she finished, Forest sighed, he was tired of being treated as a helpless and stupid child.
"All you have to tell me, all you have to say, is the name. You don't need to get involved with any of this. I'm not trying to make you do anything other than help me, and I promise I will never break down your barriers again." Forest grinned, "Unless you want me to." He stared at her expression, the angry barrier was all he had seen before, but now, as he had the chance to look more closely, her sadness was all he could see.

Forest felt angry again, maybe he didn't understand about the ways of some angry demon, but she didn't seem to be understanding him either, "I'm trying to listen to you and understand you, but you need to listen to me. Those demons made the choice of getting me involved with this the minute they took my mother from me. You also don't seem to understand how far I've come, but how little I have accomplished. I don't care if some demon kills me, its not about that, its about finishing what i've started. For my mother. I'm staying here. I've been ready to get into this since the day I left my home, my family, my future, and my life behind me. I won't be scared so easily by another annoying demon, my mother sure as hell wasn't." Forest took a breath, the rampage had helped him release some anger, it had been impulsive for him to stay here, but he hadn't intended on leaving till he got what he wanted anyways.

(i gotta go eat dinner be back on a bit. biggrin )
Sera sighed. She was clearly understanding him... truly. "Forest, if you truly wish to go through with this, then I will lend my hand. But, something this catastrophic will send the Demon military into chaos, and as a former ally, I cannot allow that. We will execute this in the most discrete way possible, okay? We're going to do this my way." she said, her military face turning to stone once more. Then, she heard him agree to stay with her. She turned to go back inside the house and do some research, but then she turned to him. "You'll be quartering with Raven. His house is on the other side of these gardens... Just follow Ruby's scent. She's almost to his place by now." she said, sadness creeping into her eyes once more. Then, without another word, she turned and disappeared into her ancient house.

Raven walked out of his brick house. Another day. How stupid. Another day on that hateful woman's estate. Another day of dependence. He almost gagged. He hated it here. He hated the sight of that woman. He hated her house, her scent, and her kindness. She had been so patient with him ever since finding him unconscious in the woods. He hated the way she cared for him like the mother everyone wished they had. He had everything about her. If he hadn't been so weak, then he would have left long ago and never looked back. Suddenly, he saw movement in the garden--the only thing he enjoyed seeing in this God-forsaken place. It looked like a werecat, but her scent was like that woman's. Perhaps she had been with her. His walls immediately went up. "What are you doing in my gardens?" he growled. He hated strangers, too.

The moment Sera had said she would help him, Forest was itching to get started. He couldn't focus on one thing besides his previous conversation. He didn't really know what else he should do besides going over to visit with Raven.
He returned to his little dog form, running along the beautiful gardens, thinking that anyone who was able to produce such a magnificent yard couldn't be bad at all. Forest took a deep breath, and rejoiced in the present moment, he had finally learned a little piece to the giant and complicated puzzle that had been forced upon him. Forest didn't realize it, because it had been a very, very, long time since he had felt it, but for the first time, he was full of hope.
Raven could wait, Forest let his mind wander through the beautiful evening, and the incredible presence he felt with nature.

Ruby's eyes grew wide, and her pupil turned to slits. She jumped up, and poked him angrily in the chest with her index finger. "I think you need to keep you're mouth shut, boy! I am not a stray. Do I look like a ******** stay to you. I can kill you with practically with a blink of a eye. And she didn't tell me to. I like nature and this place was beautiful. To bad a beautiful place was made and kept that why by a ugly attatide boy." She said. "Hmph. " She said and turned around, her tail hitting him as she walked down the path. Humming her song so the plants bloomed.

Forest had heard the little dispute between Ruby and what Forest had assumed to be Raven, the gardener. And based on what he had heard, he was not friendly. It seemed like going over to introduce himself wouldn't be a fun experience. He just didn't see how he'd get around it. Putting it off could turn out worse, so, Forest collected himself, back to his human form, and set off to Raven's house across the gardens.
Upon arriving, Forest took in the beautiful brick house, crawling in vines and flowers, the natural beauty radiated off it all. The little house resided amongst the breath taking gardens, and Forest became hopeful yet again. Living here would atleast be beautiful. He spotted Raven kneeling in one of the gardens, he was careful to stick to the path of stones along the grass. "Hello, you're Raven correct?" Forest was trying to be friendly as possible, "I'm Forest, I'm currently staying here under Sera's permission, she said I would be quartering here with you." Forest smiled, waiting for the gardener's response.

Adrian Volkov saw his mistress in the gardens looking--as always--over into the backyard of their grand neighbor, the former General Seraphe Arceneau. His black cloak swept the young grass under his feet as he walked towards her. He wasn't a big fan of coming out into these sun-drenched gardens, since he always seemed like he the only spot of darkness here. In the military, undercover, at least he had partly fit in. They had thought that he had simply been cursed somehow in order to earn his night black wings, but he had simply performed a terrible sin in the Angel colony and his wings had become tainted. Now, almost 500 years later, he's serving one of the brightest stars in the Angel royal family, the guilt of his stained self attacked him everyday. Now, he didn't dare walk onto the stark white gazebo for fear of leaving behind shadowy footsteps, but called to the Duchess Elphida Roux, "Mistress, why don't you just go visit her if you're worried." he suggested. She could sometimes be a little round-about in her concerns.