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Abel shook his head slightly in response to Kaori's helpless glance. His shoulders sagged a bit, feeling defeated. ANd now that the adrenaline had stopped pumping, his side throbbed, but he wouldnt let them know that. He lowered his head to his hands, rubbing his forehead lightly with his pale plams, his wlven ears sagged in defeat.
"I, I dont. .. know, Im sorry. . . "

As the answer hit him, Abel's head shot up out of his hands, his ears stood tall and attentive, yet strangely, his face stayed so blank, as discouragingly as always.
"I know, Kaori. We need to get her to your house, or shade, of some type."

Abel moved slightly closer to the vampire, moving her gently to his back, grumbling something to the extent of, 'Why didn't I think of this before?" Abel stood, the girl draped across his back, and as smoothly as he could, he trotted in the direction of Kaori's house.

((good point, alright, should her intro be coming into the building he's at? maybe its the church's main meeting building?))

Once he had finished cleansing himself in the fire, Warren wrapped his hand with cloth, and then continued to dress himself in his usual hunter's garb. Stepping outside of his room, Warren started walking towards the chapel, while it wasn't required that a hunter must pray in the chapel almost every day, Warren believed that in order to have god fully support him in his tasks, he should speak with the lord whenever possible.

When he strode into the hunter's chapel, he let out a sigh when he saw how empty it was. He knew that the majority of the members only came when a sermon or meeting was in session, but he also knew that the hunters should have far more dedication to the church than that. As Warren walked down the aisle to the altar, he removed his hat, and lowered his gaze to the ground. When he reached the altar, he kneeled down and looked up into the stained-glass window. What it depicted was a divine looking figure, dressed in the same clothing as Warren was currently wearing, however the hunter in the glass was surrounded by cherubs as he drove his sword into the mouth of what appeared to be a were-wolf.

When he had finished with his prayers, Warren continued into the main meeting hall of the church, over the door he had entered from was the same stained-glass window he had prayed in front of in the hunter's chapel. As was to be expected, this room was slightly more crowded than the hunter's chapel. He was slightly saddened by the fact that this was probably only due to the dual purpose of the meeting hall. Along with being the main place of worship in the church, it also served as a place to discuss the non-religious matters of the church.

This time, Warren took a seat in one of the many benches facing the front of the room, and began to pray once again. Unfortunately for Warren, his weapon was slightly damaged in the attempt to capture the damned vampire Thalen, and the weapon smith had probably not had enough time to repair it, so Warren decided he would stay here until he felt he had waited enough, after that he would resume hunting the non-humans that Thalen had mentioned.

((She can meet him here))

Abel stopped slowly, and as smoothly as he could, hoping he hadnt hurt Aida any further. He took a quick glance about himself, in search of the bushes before turning back to Kaori. He shifted Aida lightly on his back, his eyes narrowing from the sunlight. He nodded a bit, before shifting his weight from one foot to the other, immediately regretting it, hoping he didnt disturb Vampiress on his back.
"I dont know, but we'll need to hurry. . ."

He shifted his weight again, one side to another, getting antsy in his worried state, but hoped it wouldnt show too much. Abel turned to gaze off at the distant horizon, hoping it wouldn't be too long before he knew more about the vampiress.

Warren was aware of the approaching figure from the moment it entered the room. He could hear its footfalls as it approached, they were too light for most full grown men, yet too spaced apart to be that of a child, and from the sound of it, others seemed to move as the figure approached, possibly marking him or her as an important person.

Warren had his guesses that the one who sat next to him was the religion’s heiress, but he wasn't completely sure until her question. Recognizing her voice, Warren's eyes remained closed as he replied, "I was able to.... persuade... Thalen to tell me of a few hideouts belonging to other members of his damned brethren." Warren couldn't help but smile slightly as he continued, "Thalen, his wife, and his foul offspring will be entirely dust in a few hours after sunrise."

Opening his eyes entirely, Warren turned his head to look at Kolette, "It's a pleasure to see you again m'lady, I'm merely waiting here until the smith is finished with my weapon, then I intend to rally a few of my brothers, and start with the few houses in town that Thalen mentioned." Warren paused for a moment before continuing, "Forgive me, in my eagerness, I almost forgot to ask you why you decided to bless me with your presence." Warren did not mean this to be an insult, on the contrary, After god, the ones he revered most was the leader of the church, and the heiress.

Kolette smiled faintly as she turned her head toward him, nodding a bit in her approval. "Excellent. . .I'm glad, he was beginning to become quite a . . .nuisance, for lack of a better word. And they will fetch us quite a sum of gold, if things are still as they were. . ." Kolette tilted her head slightly in thought. Keeping her language pure while in the temple, knowing better. But as most things she did, it was more of a conceited thing in the eyes of the young woman.

Her intentions almost steadily were apon that of herself. Keeping her language clear, also gave her a more innocent reputation. People would more easily take her side, if she appeared innocent and defenceless. No matter if she had taken joy from moments ago, killing or injuring a nonhuman even if it was from purely vain, in more ways than one. "Why thank you, Warren, it is nice to be able to relax, even if it is for short moments, such as these, when i am simply asking for aide."

She sighed lightly, not really caring much for the question he had just presented. But, even if unwillingly, she would answer. Even if it came to damper her disposition. "Alright, Warren, I guess I'll go right to the point, I need help, if you can manage to tear ourself away from the vampires for at least a few days. And nonsense for your weapon, We can get you another, even if it is only for the task at hand." Kolette's gaze shifted, trying to make it appear as she didnt care, whether she got help, even from him or not. But it really bothered her to ask, she was suppose to strong, a leader when her dear father, passed on, or was too old to lead them any longer. Reputation was a big deal to her.

Kaori smiled at Abel, then her eyes drifted down to his side. "I'll be fine in a little bit. I just need something to eat. What about you though? Your bandage needs changing..." As she said this, her hands drifted to the pouch that she had tied back onto her thigh. She still felt as if it were her fault that he had gotten injured in the first place.

Aida nodded woozily, staring at Abel's wounds. The blood which dripped from them... Absolutely entrancing. She knelt before him and began lapping at the crimson stains, delicate pink tongue flickering over the wounds. Her saliva was a two-edged sword; like all blood-drinking creatures, it would inhibit clotting, making wounds bleed longer, but unlike all other blood-drinking creatures, it would render her meal immortal--at least temporarily--and so the blood loss could not possibly kill him. In the meanwhile, though, as Aida's magic entered his bloodstream, energy and strength began to return while his wounds themselves went numb and began to heal. If she kept this up for much longer, she'd have to bite him...

Aida sat back, temporarily satiated. Here eyes had shifted from brown to bright red, and her pallid skin now held a soft flush. She stood and bowed. "Mommy called me Aida." She clapped her hands suddenly together, a grin spreading on her face. "You can call me Aida, too, and we can be best friends and a family again! Oh, I would like that very much." She turned and bowed to the female as well. "Who are you? You can be my sister."

The sound that Abel made, sounded more like something that would come from an animal, rather than from anyone anthro. It was loud, and of anger, and surprise. It had shocked him as she knelt before him, and licked his wounds. He threw himself backwards, his arms flaling wildly.
"Wha-What in the hell are you doing?!"

Abel was furious, who did she think she was? Making him her next meal, his usually calm, gray eyes were wide with anger. On the other hand he was glad to see her looking a bit healthier, but he figured one emotin at a time, and it alwasy seemed easier to show anger than happiness.