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Every so often Dark gazed back to see the demon follow him. Unlike most demons - outsiders, rather- Dark had no real suspicion for Inukai, but it made him wonder how such a demon would have kept itself alive. Either if it was against humans or demons it didn't look like it could hold its own against strong ones. Not that he was underestimating the creature. It had a guild build, and its claws were such as lethal, if not more, than his own blade. So he had to ask..

"So, Inukai? Have you ever harmed a human?" He knew the answer if he asked if it was a demon. After all, even if Inukai was hesitant, he did behead the imp back in his home village.

"I see. You know, back in my village when you killed the Imp I didn't see you drink it's blood or even devour any limb. Now it isn't so uncommon for a demon to not eat demon, but you said that you don't harm humans unless you have to. But can I also assume you don't eat them?" He asked, stopping his flight and making a sharp turn to stare down at the demon while he slowly glided backwards. "You are a demon, and every sort of being needs a food source. Now there are some who don't eat meat, but I have a heavy questioning when I think that you don't eat meat. So you're saying that you don't feast on humans?"

He's been with Inukai for about half a day now. It may not be long but the demon had not eaten yet. Demons had a high appetite, and though this demon didn't seem to show many signs of weakness he could only assume that it could be getting hungry. He was hungry..but how about Inukai? When was it's last meal? Was it perhaps leading him in a false sense of security and strike at him within the right moment?

"Well, Inukai.."

"And you're saying that that's enough for you?" Dark continued. If he was going to let Inukai stay with him, or even anyone else he would interrogate the demon until it confessed all truths, or until it broke and attacked him for fear that it had been found.

Dark began to sail around the demon, trying what he could to pressure the demon. His eyes were cold, alert, probably the same as others had given Inukai. Trust was a fragile thing, especially for demons..

After a while Dark closed in the demon, but continued to circle around it as they both hovered over the mountains.

Dark continued his movement, bit by bit closing in the avian demon. He was able to pick the the weakness and fragility in the demon's tone. It was true..even demon's could be hurt. Maybe not all but some.

He continued to hear the demon out, and his hand was inches away from its head when it spoke of another source of food. It caused him to pause his hand in the air, and he stared the Inukai for a while before putting his hand between its ears to give it a gentle pet. "So you eat dreams?" Dark asked, keeping his tone hard, with a mixture of friendly mannerisms.

He ran his hand through Inukai's mane, trying to sooth the creature down now. He must have gave him quite a fright, more than he had wanted. Oh well..

"That's..a little disturbing.." He muttered, affectionately rubbing the demon's head as if it were a pet. To him..lately, that's all it felt like. "Alright. Come on, relax.." He cooed, ruffling the mane up a little. "You ready to try to shift?"

Once the mist came Dark pulled away, allowing whatever it was that was happening to take affect. Without so much a look of awe, surprise Dark watched as the mist cleared and swept away. If that was the best Inukai could do then you would be no different from an anthro being, looking like an animal but with human-like characteristics.

For whatever reason the demon switched back to its original form, and explained.

"Oh..so you couldn't keep stable, or couldn't concentrate enough?" Now he was a bit puzzled. Lack of sleep..he'd been up for about two days now. It was still early in the afternoon. He needed to sleep..but..he didn't really want to dream now. His dreams were of his own, be they nightmare or not. Sometimes it was better than simple blackness..

But his mind came back to Inukai. Like anything else it needed food, and dreams were probably its main source. It did say it would eat produce but..that was probably just like snacks. Inukai's human meat would be dreams.

"....." He closed his eyes, and turned. Whatever dream came..he would offer it. He did need sleep.. "Come on. You'll eat my dream.." He muttered, slowly swerving into the mountains and into the empty field of where his village should be. Only in the daytime..nothing but bumps and rocks. Not even the charred ground was in view.

He stepped off his board and gently leaned onto a mountain wall. It wasn't the most comfortable, with sharp corners and rocks pressing against his back, but it wasn't too bad. It wouldn't kill him.

He let out a heavy sigh as his body went through the process of relaxation. Unconsciously his hand went to reach and scratch the base the demon's head.

"How do you eat one's dream?" He asked, gazing at the few clouds that were moving through the sky. There were more than there was in the morning, as per usual. Some darker ones were moving over Sanctum, and the wind was picking up as well. The smell of moisture followed; fresh, cool..it felt really nice. The forecast was most likely right.

The calming breeze caused his eyes to fall to their halves, and his fingers were now slowly idling through the demon's mane. Now that he was relaxed the fatigue was settling in, and he was growing rather lazy.