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Kieran had come back home just long enough to enjoy the festivals. Now though the yaeli was walking along the shores one last time before the boats were to arrive. Soon enough we'll be back on Matori yet. He thought as he reached a hand up to rub against the smooth scales of his keldari. Aia simply hissed from her perch along his shoulders as he continued his walk.

These beaches were far from the white sands and in fact had more rocks than anything. Still, it had some charm to the Yaeli who had missed his home during his months away. Perhaps if he dared to take the venture more often it would be worth it to spend more than just an occasional festival or two back home. There was just so much of the mainland to explore and he didn't know how he would even manage to cover it in a life time honestly...

His first warning was when Aia tensed up around his neck. A subtle hiss from the keldari though was enough to make Kieran reach for the whip at his side. Who else would be out here on the beaches? It wasn't that close to the docks - after all he had a tendency to wander a bit too far from groups and busy areas.

Feeling a shudder down his back, Kieran took that moment to finally turn around. What he saw was like a nightmare come to life...one of those creatures were bolting at him full force and the Yaeli honestly didn't know how to react. But he had to force himself to move - that way she was running and the glint of the knife in her hands told him that if he didn't then he may never move again.

Cursing, the Yaeli then finally forced his legs to move as he tumbled to the right at the last second away from the blade....

"You know I was just getting used to your kind." Quipped Kieran as he rolled back onto his feet, "Guess you're one of the island prisoners." He spat dirt from his mouth before gripping at his whip. Looked like this one was not a lady for pleasantries.

As Aia hissed on his shoulder in return the beast tamer flicked his wrists out in an attempt to smack the charging Alkidike's ankles to unbalance her...

Kieran raised a brow, "Nah, at least your sane sisters are pleasant enough. No wonder they sent you here - no manners at all to just attack like this." If anything getting the extremist pissed would make her even more unsteady in a fight. At least that was his hope. Already the Yaeli was thinking of some plan, some way to just escape. He wasn't about to try and fight to the death after all. Nor did he expect to talk reason into the warrior woman. He had enough sense to realize that much.

Hissing, Aia smacked right into the other keldari and both went tumbling into the sands. Cursing, Kieran turned on his heel - for he had been about to flee - so that he could smack at the other keldari in an attempt to free his own, "Aia." His gaze slipped back to the Alkidike who had fallen - he wasn't dumb the woman could easily get back onto her feet. So Kieran did the next thing he could think of. He grabbed a handful of sand in advance before trying to get to his familiar once more.

He was surprised. She actually seemed to care about the keldari. Still her rushing towards him did not stop the Yaeli from reaching down to grab his own by the tail - something he would apologize for later - and throwing her around his shoulders. The last thing he wanted was for his own keldari to die to one that had been trained to become so vicious.

It did, however, not stop him from using the other keldari to his advantage. Smirking, Kieran watched as the woman rushed towards him and rather than backing away from the keldari the man acted as if he were going to kick it before twisting and throwing sand towards the Alkidike's face. He waited until the last possible moment while being prepared for either her keldari or the warrior to get to him before he could do such a thing.

It was a breath taking moment as he felt the blade cutting through the air close enough to nick his vest, but it gave him enough time to gather Aia safely around his shoulders and to back off a few steps.

Wincing, Kieran pulled the keldari from his leg before pressing down. It wasn't the deepest bite he had sustained from a creature, but it wasn't the least painful either. Dammit. At least he had gotten Aia though the man had to hold onto her as she hissed at the other keldari. If he was worried about having a time limit before the man definitely had one now. He had anti-venom but it was stored at home...he just hoped that his attempts at building some immunity could help him to keep a hold of himself until then.

Still, his biggest worry was on the keldari that was tensed on his neck. "No." It was a simple soft command, but stern. The last thing he needed was for another mess of snakes on the sands. He just wished that his snapper was nearby so he could perhaps slip through the waters...actually...if he could just buy time the creature should be nearby.

Letting out a whistle, one for Nya, Kieran acted as if he were reacting to the insult, "You are so creative with your insults. I would prefer to call it adaptive fighting - can you blame me?" The Yaeli spat at the ground as he walked in circles around the Alkidike to throw her off with the moving sounds, "I'm not the one waiting in bushes for someone to jump. I'm sure you wouldn't have hesitated at a youngling either - now that is pathetic. "