Astray

Talon peers away, a gentle smile coming to his lips. He was glad that she thought like that, it somehow made him very happy. Though Sion was obviously happy, and he started to dramatically act. "Oh Xylia..." He sniffled a bit, wiping his "tears". "Thats the sweetest thing I ever heard~" He planted a kiss on her cheek, yet it was merely a peak.
"Shall we get moving then, my body guards..?" she asked in a quieter, softer voice than her normal one. "I must get to a town before sunset, you two know this..."
Sion stares, surprised at the change, before nodding, his normal cheerful expression gone, and replaced with one more serious and calm. A kind smile plays at his lips and he nods. "Of course, How could we forget." Sion replied "obviously" "We are your body guards after all, dont you agree...?" He looks at the brunette who still holds his ever so serious expression. Yet he nods. "Yes, now lets hurry, the town is close by..." He looked around and quickened his pace, watching as the town got closer and closer.
Talon adjusted the sack and shook it a bit, hearing the sound of coins hitting one another. They defiantly got money so not a problem on a place to stay. Though...they might get their way with things... Sion sighs happily. "The sound of money, music to my ears~" He did an imitation of evil laughter, which was very quiet, yet his power hungry face was quite amusement. Talon merely elbowed his hips, and within seconds did he go back to composure. Stepping near the town, people started to stare, and two officers came towards them suspiciously. "Whats your business here...?"
Talon stepped near Xylia, and so did Sion. "We are merely traveling, and decided to rest for the night..." He peers around, and Sion stepped in. "We have been traveling for months because of this girls pilgrimage in training, and we were hired to serve her. So please let us stay for a while..." Sion's voice was gently and kind, easily persuading the two men. The officers scanned them once more before waving them off. "Fine, but if there is any commotion for the three of you, or the bit of trouble...-" The officers rang his finger across his neck as a warning, before walking off.
Sion watched amused. "Scary one isnt he..." He murmurs to the two, and shrugs. "Well lets go find a place to stay..." Talon nods, and looks around spotting a hotel. "there..."

"Hey! Are you two okay?" Chael smiled seeing Embel land beside them. Looks like we didn't have to look for them instead, but... Her eyes soon filled worry as she scanned around the area for any threat. She looked back at the winged Anima to find that Alexia wasn't by her side. "Where's Alexia? We shouldn't stay by this place any longer just in case there are some hunters roaming around." She would've excused herself to change but unfortunately, none of here clothes were curtousy of the river. She was about to start walking to the place she saw Embel fly off from- having a hunch that that's where the little Anima was- until she remembered that her two new friends (she decided this on her own) haven't exactly met yet. She turned to Take and then Embel, "Taku, meet Embel." Then she nodded back to Taku after looking at Embel. "Embel, meet Taku." Her lips tugged upwards. She was glad to meet some Animas and she couldn't wait to have new adventures with them- if they were up to it and they actually stuck together as a group (she wasn't going to decide everything on her own).

"The night is good to hide? I don't know what you've seen but you underestimate the hunters," he said as if explaining to a child. Karina shot him a glare, crossing her arms as he continued. "They aren't some middle-age man wearing a weird hat and shoot a rifle from a pickup truck, the ones who I have meet are a mix of old techniques with high tech. They blend the environment like animals and hide themselves, in this forest you can't escape from them, the best option is to get into the town as fast as possible."
"And it seems you underestimate me," the girl hissed at Drakk, hairs raising on her tail. "I am not some plump, fuzzy house-cat," she practically spat the last word, but her anger was more directed to the term itself rather than at Drakk. "I've survived this long, what makes you think I have not encountered those flea bags before? And no matter that they blend into the environment as animals do. If you have not noticed," she growled "we are animals! do you not know the manners of your own kind?"
"My nose doesn't improve much with my Anima so I don't care about those things, I got rid of it just in case, if you care so much you shouldn't go leaving traces of food and also unless I'm mistaken you wanted to stay here, in the forest hunters have caught you easily."
Karina narrowed her eyes, waving an arm for emphasis. "And you say I underestimate the Hunters? Just because you have incompetent senses does not mean they don't. You need to think in their shoes." Goodness, what an odd expression, she paused to muse again, wondering why people wore shoes so much. She shook that off, scoffing lightly at his comment. "They will not care much for scrap meal remains. Blood, however, is very strong. Good lead. If you had half a nose, you would know that." She finished the last sentence very quietly, watching the forest in front of them for a while until Drakk spoke again.
"I vote for speed the things, you can start running if you want, but keep in mind that I'm slower than you."
She sighed softly, and thought to herself Kari, Kari, do not get your tail in a knot. You may yet need this boy beside you, and he you. When she spoke again, her past annoyance had seemed to mostly subside.
"No, I will stay with you. You do not know how to get to the Town, do you not?" She looked on through the trees ahead, blinking to adjust her vision as it got steadily darker. If they could but speed up just a little more...
To keep herself busy, Karina turned to the nearest tree and scampered up it, easily weaving herself between the branches and if close enough, leaping from branch to branch to continue into the next tree, hair flowing behind her and tail flicking to and fro to keep her balanced. All the while keeping an eye on Drakk below.

"Where's Alexia? We shouldn't stay by this place any longer just in case there are some hunters roaming around." She turned to Take and then Embel, "Taku, meet Embel." Then she nodded back to Taku after looking at Embel. "Embel, meet Taku." Her lips tugged upwards. Embel smiled gently at Taku. "Nice to meet you. Alexia is fine, but you are right we need to leave from here." She then has an idea. "I know a place we'll be safe. I've been living there and its abandon and no one comes around there at all." Embel grinned mischievously. "Its in the city so the hunters will have a harder time tracking us. What do you all say sound like a plan."

"Taku, meet Embel." Taku made short quick glances at Embel to try and get a read on her "Embel, meet Taku." Embel gently smiled at Taku "Nice to meet you." Taku responded in a quite tone "You to." Then Embel said she knew a safe place. It took Taku a moment, then he looked at Chael to see if she was going to go since he was still new to this whole group thing he wanted someone he at least sorta knew there. "I guess if you don't mind I could go with you for now at least."

It took Taku a moment, then he looked at Chael to see if she was going to go since he was still new to this whole group thing he wanted someone he at least sorta knew there. "I guess if you don't mind I could go with you for now at least." Embel smiled. "Sure there's plenty of room." She says happily. "Now lets get you two out of here first."

"Now lets get you two out of here first." Chael instantly beamed at both the Animas. "Hai!" she exclaimed with her native tongue. Sure she's been to plenty houses before for a short stay but never has she traveled with anyone else before so she was excited. Of course, she had to refrain herself from jumping around before taking a stop in front of Embel. "But we're taking Alexia with us, right?"

"Of course we are." Embel says. "We are all going." She then looked around at the area they stood on. Embel saw that the gorge lead around the city. As she stared she saw a trail that lead out of the gorge and into the city. "Hey look!" She exclaimed and pointed down the gorge. "There's a trail if you both head that way." Embel then looked at the both of them. "Once you get there I'll lead you to my home. Let me go get Alexia first." She then flew up and landed next to Alexia, who was looking a little hungry. "We are heading to my place once they get to that trail down there." She pointed. "Then I'll make us something to eat." Embel smiled at her.

Xylia watched the interactions with almost hollow eyes. She was worried they wouldn't get it but relaxed a bit when they did. She hated traveling in towns, too many people but she knew they had to, to shake off the hunters at least. Maybe she'd see Drakk again...

When Talon found the hotel, she sighed almost quietly. She hated sleeping indoors. She hated indoor in general. But she had to stay in character. "That works..." she whispered to him as more people watched them. Xylia felt the stares, her worry increasing. "Come..." she told them, before she practically bolted into the lobby of the hotel, where there weren't as many people. Her heart rate began to slow back down to normal as she waited for the boys to get their room.

"We are heading to my place once they get to that trail down there. Then I'll make us something to eat." Alexia looked up from where she was crouched and saw Embel there and smiled, she looked down where the older girl pointed and smiled "Okay im really looking forward to eating I haven't ate in awhile" she said flicking her tail happily "I can stay with you guys then?" she asked twitching her ears a bit.