Scarlet tried to smile coyly, but Ari was correct. Still, she didnāt like worrying anyone. āIām sorry... I just... I donāt want people to think Iām weak... Especially after the shit that ass hole said back in the cave. Insulting me... The gem picked me, so obviously it has better taste then him...ā She leaned on Arienna, and crossed her arms in a childish manner. As Ari held out the water, Scar took it, and reluctantly drank a bit. After throwing up so much, she was weary and not wanting anything in her anymore, but Ari was right, so she trusted her judgment. Handing the water back to Ari, she smiled a little. āThank you for the water... Iām alright, I think. I just may need to lean on you for a while... if thatās okay?ā
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Zet froze as she started talking. He honestly wasnāt ready for that at all. What should he say?.... What could he say?.... Guess heād just have to wing it. āThings happen Kass... Donāt blame yourself. You said it was a hunter that killed it, well what exactly do you think that hunter was out there for? What exactly do you think the bears do for food? Itās basic instinct to kill. To survive... itās almost a necessity. Kill or be killed. Kill to eat. Kill to protect your loved ones. Kill to protect your people. People... Animals... No matter what race or species, we all kill something. Weather itās plants, or other creatures, we all kill for our own purposes. Parents lose their children, children lose their parents or their siblings, itās life. Wipe your tears.ā Zet walked over to her, and removed her hands from her eyes, wiping her eyes with his own two hands. āWeāre at war Kassidy. We have to kill, or weāll all die ourselves. If we die, so does the rest of Elenia. Itās the lesser of two evils... Survival of the fittest. Youāre a kind and gentle spirit, however you canāt go on and feel bad for everyone we have to kill. If we do our jobs right, then weāll have to kill many. Otherwise the people that canāt fight for themselves will suffer. Eleina will burn at the hands of Runeās army. People, animals, all united in one giant massacre. No body wins then, and everyone loses people they love. So dry your tears, for we all need to be tough. For the sake of Elenia.ā
Zet looked up at the sky and then back at Kass, before she even could respond. āHang on a minute, we can continue this as we walk.ā Zet stood up, on the elevated hill nearby, and called out to the group. āEveryone we can afford no more time for rest. I can make it to the town in 4 hours by myself, however with the current situation weāre in, weād be lucky to make it in 7-8. Sundown is in 6 hours. We have to move now, so everyone please follow me. Iāll only walk at a pace that everyone can keep up with.ā
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Jet felt a little bad as Ven seemed to have such a negative reaction to him touching his wing. How would he have possibly known though? After all, the other raceās reaction to things werenāt exactly a common thing studied. They had their own lands for a reason. āMe apologies boyo. Yer shoulder will be fine. I suppose we will be a unit like a family. I donāt be havinā a family meself, so it may be nice. Sounds like we all be needing to get movinā though, so lead the way. Shadowmere will follow close, and Iāll be holdinā on to ye.ā
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About 3 hours later they all continued on. They had made it almost half way. Theyād make it to the town a little after dark at this rate, providing they kept the same pace. Something that seemed more difficult for some then others. Scarlet was still on her own two feet, but without Arienna to lean on, wouldnāt be moving at all. Monroe, though he didnāt show it, was having great difficulty moving forwards. There wasnāt much he couldnāt lift usually, and having his own limbs now being one of them, was quite the difficult task. Jet was moving along fine, holding onto Venās shoulder the whole time. Zet, still leading the group, hated moving so slow. Of course at least making sure Kass was okay, made it more tolerable.
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Zet froze as she started talking. He honestly wasnāt ready for that at all. What should he say?.... What could he say?.... Guess heād just have to wing it. āThings happen Kass... Donāt blame yourself. You said it was a hunter that killed it, well what exactly do you think that hunter was out there for? What exactly do you think the bears do for food? Itās basic instinct to kill. To survive... itās almost a necessity. Kill or be killed. Kill to eat. Kill to protect your loved ones. Kill to protect your people. People... Animals... No matter what race or species, we all kill something. Weather itās plants, or other creatures, we all kill for our own purposes. Parents lose their children, children lose their parents or their siblings, itās life. Wipe your tears.ā Zet walked over to her, and removed her hands from her eyes, wiping her eyes with his own two hands. āWeāre at war Kassidy. We have to kill, or weāll all die ourselves. If we die, so does the rest of Elenia. Itās the lesser of two evils... Survival of the fittest. Youāre a kind and gentle spirit, however you canāt go on and feel bad for everyone we have to kill. If we do our jobs right, then weāll have to kill many. Otherwise the people that canāt fight for themselves will suffer. Eleina will burn at the hands of Runeās army. People, animals, all united in one giant massacre. No body wins then, and everyone loses people they love. So dry your tears, for we all need to be tough. For the sake of Elenia.ā
Zet looked up at the sky and then back at Kass, before she even could respond. āHang on a minute, we can continue this as we walk.ā Zet stood up, on the elevated hill nearby, and called out to the group. āEveryone we can afford no more time for rest. I can make it to the town in 4 hours by myself, however with the current situation weāre in, weād be lucky to make it in 7-8. Sundown is in 6 hours. We have to move now, so everyone please follow me. Iāll only walk at a pace that everyone can keep up with.ā
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Jet felt a little bad as Ven seemed to have such a negative reaction to him touching his wing. How would he have possibly known though? After all, the other raceās reaction to things werenāt exactly a common thing studied. They had their own lands for a reason. āMe apologies boyo. Yer shoulder will be fine. I suppose we will be a unit like a family. I donāt be havinā a family meself, so it may be nice. Sounds like we all be needing to get movinā though, so lead the way. Shadowmere will follow close, and Iāll be holdinā on to ye.ā
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About 3 hours later they all continued on. They had made it almost half way. Theyād make it to the town a little after dark at this rate, providing they kept the same pace. Something that seemed more difficult for some then others. Scarlet was still on her own two feet, but without Arienna to lean on, wouldnāt be moving at all. Monroe, though he didnāt show it, was having great difficulty moving forwards. There wasnāt much he couldnāt lift usually, and having his own limbs now being one of them, was quite the difficult task. Jet was moving along fine, holding onto Venās shoulder the whole time. Zet, still leading the group, hated moving so slow. Of course at least making sure Kass was okay, made it more tolerable.