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Ree stared blankly at the Tree that rose out of the waste that surrounded it and wondered why. Why just one tree here for so long? Underground water supply, earth type, magic? He fixed on any of these things to keep his mind from wandering back to Tri and Hexxis. Overkill really, but he didn't feel that way. His only regret was that he tipped his hand and that they will be asking Anadii for the file now. He felt regreat for that, for hiding it but now who knows how many people knew Hexxis command to sleep and it could spread again just as easily if Tri told Mara which he would.

".....urgh" he growled and angled himself downward, diving as he looked around searching for any humanoid figure. This would have been the first place Ash would have gone, but how long ago was the split? Was she still in the area or reached it and left. If she left he had no idea where to look for her next, likely up toward Aldas...great everything in reverse. Then if he did find her? She was a Malice....he wasn't stupid thinking she would be the same as she was under the deal. Yet he actually wanted to see her...just her. He had hope she would give him some idea to what Hexxis was thinking but to learn that she was gone, well his guilt for hiding the code wasn't that strong any more.

God...he was looking for Ash mainly because he was stubborn wasn't he? And also because he was treated like a child ...some stupid child.

"...?" He turned his head sharply to the side as a wave of dread pass through him making him miss a beat as his own aura fought against his control. Shadow? Ashral? Pulling it back under control he turned in the direction it felt the strongest. Looking for a Shadow at a tree and sensing an aura.....very likely Ashral...

Taking a few seconds he looked around and Sight teleported until it felt stronger, flaring his wings and dropping in altitude with each jump until he spotted a seemingly abandon home quite nearby where it felt the strongest. Go or not to go? Diving down the rest of the way he backed wing at the last moment and landed on his feet. Pausing again he moved toward the door, gaining a bit more confidence at its run down and abandoned look, looking through what was left of the windows as his throat went dry and his heart speed up from being so close to the source. He rather be outside but the aura was strong and very far out...they weren't trying to hid.

"Hello?!" He called out and moved through the open door, soul light flaring up around him to give everything a little more light as his eyes went directly to the pool of blood on the floor and the drag marks leading under the couch. "Hello? Do you need help?" He asked quietly staying by the door frame as his wings furled in.

The soft wimpering sound and the hand peeking out from under the couch was enough incentive for him to go into the house carefully. Using telekinisis he pushed the couch out of the way. The surge of adrenaline chased away the wariness of the flight as he got closer to the source of the aura, slowly getting used to it bit by bit.

"Ash..ral?" He he muttered in surpised seeing someone that looked familiar and strange at the same time. There was only a moment of hesitance that started to build up with the dread and the fear before he just hurried the rest of the way to her. His artifacts flashed into and out of existences as he used them before they had a chance to even form. Falling to his knees he rested his hand on her arm staring at her as he sent in healing energy while shifed her to the side... Trachyia collapse...shoot shoot shoot. (Healing. Two light artifacts: lvl 6))

"Really......" He whispered faintly most of his concentration on healing the wounds that he could feel as best as he could before he had to stop. "Dying and you ask me why it took me to long " there was a faint twitch of his lips as he tried to smile at that, at the improbability of it all. What was she doing under a crouch suffocating to death? He didn't see anyone else around when he arrived so what the heck happened? Plus she ..she seemed almost as she did at the house when they just talked....less dying of course.

He fought with the different slew of emotions in the past half hour and just tried to focus instead on what he could. Trying to ignore the feeling of relief and ...joy? that was bubbling up unexplicable. "Shhh, breath. Just breath. Breathing is good..breathing is great I love breathing. " he couldn't help trying to be funny but quickly sober a second later. "One thing. What happened? And do we need to move soon?" We....

"Yes I shouldn't have come. I know I shouldn't have come and yet I am still here. " he said dully as he kept healing and shook his head finally finishing up what he could so she didn't bleed to death more....shoot she should be at a hospital not here in the middle of nowhere.

"If you want me to go, I can go. Unless you want to kill me then...well....I think I might still have a leg up on you there for a while, as long as you don't lose any more blood " he said with a tired sigh, leaning back and looking at her, really looking at her. "Something's after Hexxis and got you? " he sounded faintly incredulous, knowing Ashral's reputation. " probably her last job or something. But those wounds...they were old not new. Was he hunting you the moment you split off?"

Ree glanced down at her hand and reached out to grab it, squeezing it lightly as he looked back at her face. A flicker of curisoity and confusion in his gaze as he stared back at her black rimed red eyes tilting his head slightly, tired. He let out a flicker of annoyance and flared a wing to try and push her back down. "You feel better but you aren't" he shook his head and shifted to a sitting position as he continued to hold her hand in a show of support.

A took him a moment to realize Ashral had been talking about two different people, the one who was stalking Hexxis and the second who had called Ashral away. "That one who hurt you now left and is hunting Hexxis..." He muttered watching her face for confirmation or not, he didn't -see- anyone at least when he arrived but then again he was focused mostly on the dread feeling. "The one who hurt you first ...accidental? " he asked again letting her hand go and started pulling off the hidden Velcro straps for his hoodie until he got it off and offered it to her. He had a black turtleneck underneath as he went back to thinking, that explains it, she was already weak when the second one came hunting but why was it hunting Hexxis before she even split.

"Warmth....as for that word, it is one of your hidden commands. " he said quietly, not even knowing what the heck he was doing now. "Hexxis has some too, yes she is alive, I used one on her before I came here to give me time. However....I only learned you split about an hour or so ago and I only guessed you might be here. " he said looked slightly alarmed and hesitant. "A lot of coincidences really .." He fluffed his wings then shook his head. "Maybe you have your own set of luck " he smiled very faintly then looked around, trying to see if there was anything he could use. "Well then...lets get you on the couch?" He looked at her curiously.

"Ha...I'm not even following my own advise" he muttered as he got up and looked down at her then to the couch, feeling the trickle warmth of Ashral's blood that had absorbed right through his clothing. With a combination of telekinisis and just normal strength to adjust for the difference he lifted up to the couch and lowered her again. Dusted grimy couch, maybe the floor was better but not while she was bloody, anemic and likely to be very soon cold. He also needed to do a better cleaning of what wounds she did have left, having at least burnt out the infection that had been setting in and took the time to boost her immune system while at it.

"Just focus on breathing, I won't keep on talking until you're better" he shook his head and looked around. "I'll be back" he muttered, sure now that what had attacked her had likely gone back to Hexxis and he could look around for anything they could use. He should warn Tri...later much later like tomorrow when Hexxis snaps out of it.

Scrounging around he can back with a dirty stiff hand towel, an empty jam glass with some greenish water. There was nothing here clean enough to put on a wound and no real water. "Well then, I need to go sneak to Kaleres and grab somethings. How are you feeing?"

Ree frowned faintly and sweeper his wings back as he crouched down so they were to eye level as he looked at her carefully, it was so odd talking to someone who looked like a complete stranger but with a familiar personality.

"Those are supposed to be my lines " he forced a faint smile but it slumped and faded as he sighed. They were the ones needing to run from the Malice..not the other way around usually..but she was a Shadow now did being a malice even apply any more?

"Do you want me not to return? Do you have somewhere you want to go if I do leave? " he glanced toward the window but the Tree wasn't in sight from this angle. "It has been centuries....and things have changed. If you want I can stay for a few days show you some of the more basic things and go...assuming you don't have a burning desire to go killing me. So far I've been told I'm a selfish murdering idiot. Likely true some of it...if you want to risk it "