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Derrik had just set up camp south of the king's castle lands and was sitting beside his fire, some of his cronies waiting around with him as they warmed up on the chilly evening. A bottle was being passed around, stolen artifacts were being traded, money was being counted, and crude jokes were being told. A wicked grin was set upon Derrik's face as he picked at his fingernails, cleaning from underneath them as he listened to the surrounding areas. Their horses were tied to a line between two trees to keep them from running off, and everything was settled for the night.

Derrik was getting closer to finding that blasted slave, and those two twins that had gotten away too. He was too well known a slave dealer to have those three out of his grasp. He would find them, and if he couldn't break them, he would kill them. It was the only way you could ever make progress around here, atleast... until he got rid of the king too.

Derrik looked up from his cleaning to see a little teal foal standing before him. He gave a grin and sat up. "Lookie here boys. Looks like we got ourselves a recruit!" He laughed viciously as he studied the colt. It was obviously an azrein, for normal horses did not have wings or that unusual coloring. He rolled his eyes and stood up, taking his whip and dagger with him as he did so. "What brings you to these parts, young one?" He said in his most charming tone.

Derrik winced at the words of a Call. Who was this blasted foal to Choose anybody? Especially Derrik. And why would anyone what a Chosen anyways? Always telling you what to do, and telling you you're wrong. No. It wasn't for him. He growled as he unfurled the whip and let it ring across the colt's back. "Stop, you blasted idiot and get the hell away from here before I kill you." He snarled, striking out at the foal again.

Derrik continued hitting at the foal with all his might until the foal finally collapsed, stopping the words from coming out of his mouth forever. Derrik spit at the ground near the foal's face and kicked dirt at the foal before turning to his men. "Grab your stuff.. We're leaving." He growled out, spinning around and grabbing his pack before heading to his horse and jumping astride the beast that was terrified of its master.

Derrik held up his hand from the top of his horse as the angry female approached. So this must be the mother. He motioned for the others to mount up while he regarded the female expressionlessly. "Keep your colt under control next time." He growled out, kicking at his steed to get a move on, lashing out with the whip one last time before heading out, leading his troupe away. He knew the mare wouldn't leave her horribly injured son behind just to give chase to him.

Aila, Danny, Charli and Maera were on their way back to Aila's farm. She was well rested, even if her legs were sore. That was when she saw the herd of men leaving at a breakneck pace astride their horses. An angry whinny alerted her of trouble, and Aila and Maera picked up speed to see what was wrong.

When they got their, the seriously injured foal on the ground and the worried mother, whom Aila recognized as Beta, were all that were around. She jumped off of Maera's back, ignoring the jolt of pain as she rain to Beta's side. "Beta! What happened?" She hurried and asked as she bent over Delta and began looking over his injuries. he had been brutally whipped, and anger began to fill Aila's heart. Who could do this?

Aila immediately stripped off her shirt, and began tearing it into strips to bind Delta's body up. She was quickly running out of clothes...

Her mouth set in a firm line as she worked at the worst parts, not even noticing the Bond between Beta and Danny as she did so. Finally, getting the most she could, she stood, cradling the little colt in her arms, finding that he was heavier and bulkier than she first thought, thanks to his wings.

She grunted and nodded at the others. "Maera, run to Dea's place and warn her of our coming. Tell her to get hot water and clean rags ready, along with a sewing needle and some string. Charli, Danny, Beta, you guys should go too. Make sure Beta gets her mom for support and keep Rogan and Var barred inside the barn. We don't need them going out." She ordered before beginning to walk to Dea's place which wasn't too far away.