Kayri Allighast's Story

Korra watched as he turned the dark vine into ash, she blinked a few times before she noticed that it slightly pained her to see something she's known so long turn to ash. But her curiosity took over the feelings, and she moved back over to where Sin knelt, to see the dust collect onto the ground. Her interest shifted however, when she heard the sound of movement along the ground just nearby. Instinctively, Korra spun in the direction from whence it came and pulled an arrow from her quiver and hooked it into her bow. She took aim in the direction that it came, anticipating what was to come. If it was anything, for that matter.

Stumbling out from some low brush was a figure covered in a tattered dark black hooded cloak. The figure tripped just in the clearing and fell to the ground, unmoving. Korra kept her aim on the figure as it stumbled and fell, recognizing the cloak almost immediately. It was one of her people, that must have been following her. But something was different about the figure's skin tones. It was warm and was almost the same color as Sin's. She dropped her bow and arrow and rushed over to the figure, kneeling before it's side. Pausing, Korra waited and watched for any movement.

The figure coughed heavily before moving to sit up, causing the hood to fall and reveal a younger female blood elf. Korra reacted with a startled jump back from her. She froze when the young elf turned to look at Korra, her eyes were no longer the red of her people, but a light blue. Confusion and interest clouded her mind as she stared in wonder. But the young elf seemed un-phased by the physical alterations. Concluding that whatever happened to her was merely physical and not psychological, at least for what she knew now. "My Queen." The elf whispered, and from her sitting position nodded at Korra, just like she had to Sin when to two first met.

"Young One, do you feel alright?" Korra asked, moving closer and touching the young elf's chin. She lifted the elf's head a little to inspect her eyes and skin tone more closely. In response the elf nodded slightly and Korra released her hand as she sent a sideways glance of confusion to Sin. "I've never seen anything like this…" She murmured in a confused slur that was almost inaudible. Worry crossed her expression as she glanced back to where Sin had just turned one of the dark vines to ash. She couldn't help but to contemplate the possibility of the two incidences relating.

Sin felt his heart race as Korra drew her bow but what came stumbling out shocked him even more, Now not only had Korra some how found her way in to his forest but another outsider had some how slipped in to the forest with out his knowledge. This made Sin a little uneasy and as he thought about it he saw no other chose but to take some kind of action. Lifting his head he let out a howl, Now all he had to do was wait.

Turning back to Korra as he waited he saw that the other female was more like him then Korra, This one had pale skin yes but still it was not as pale as Korra or as tan as his own, But her eye's had the same color as his and he had to wonder what had happen to the girl to change her so. “I have never seen anything like this as well, But I find it most troubling that you and this girl have some how made it in to this part of the forest with out me knowing.” Sin told her his lips thin pressed and a tense look on his face.

Just as Sin was about to say something a howl not his own was heard and it came just out side the tree line, Looking to Korra held up his hand. “Please do not be alarmed and do not attack, This beast is my forest brethren.” Sin told her. Walking to the tree line Sin then knelled down and held out his hand, As he looked in to the thick bush a rustle and then a large gray wold pranced out in to the open and walked up to Sin leaning in to his hand. “Hello old man, I have need of you if you and your pack if you are willing.” Sin said to the large male wold and the wold acted as if he understood and licked Sin's cheek. “Ok then, See those beings over there?” Sin asked and the wold looked up with it's stormy gray eye's and gave Sin a snort. “Yes they do not smell as we do I know, But that is good, imprint there smell and then you and your pack search our territory, Leave no cave or nook investigated, If you find a being like these do not engaged but send word back to me and stay on there trail tell I come. If you fill your pack is in danger leave at once, Your pack is mine and I will not have the blood spilled.” Sin said as he petted the wolfs head and the wolf pushed in to Sin knocking Sin over and gave him a wolfish grin before running back in to the forest. Sin got back up and dusted him self off and Yelled out to the old gray wolf. “I'll remember that next time I make a kill and you come bagging for scraps old man!”

Walking back to Korra Sin gave her a nod before he sat in front of her and the other female. “The wolf pack well find any others that have come to this area forest, They will not harm your people but you have to understand that it is my first duty to keep this forest safe and with your sudden apprentice alone with her worry's me.” Sin told Korra but gave her a smile. “Now do you think the girl is in need of rest, She looks warn out from what I see. If so she is more then welcome to rest in the hut, But I think you should help as it is I am unsure if I should touch you and your kind at this point and time.” He said as he looked up a Korra.

Korra was taken aback by the sound of him letting out a howl. Her lips twisted with worry as she looked back down at the young elf. At his remark, she couldn't help but to tense nervously as she kept her eyes on the girl before her. She couldn't help but to wonder if it was her fault that things were happening like this. Her curiosity causing her to travel all the time, maybe it was because she left her home of the forest that things are spreading almost like the plague? And on top of that, her own people have been following her, which was just adding to the stress. Korra's train of thought was completely destroyed when she heard another howl, one that didn't come from Sin.

Fighting the temptation of grabbing an arrow and hooking it into her bow, her face went blank as she watched the area from whence the howl had come from. When a large grey wolf came into the clearing, Korra was struck with shock and awe. Never before had she seen anything like it. She watched the new creature with a locked gaze as Sin seemed to have conversation with it. "If you find a being like these do not engaged but send word back to me and stay on there trail tell I come. If you fill your pack is in danger leave at once, Your pack is mine and I will not have the blood spilled." Korra frowned deeply, figuring that it must have been her travels that were dragging her people from the darker lands. Looking back down at the young elf, who's eyes were glued to the wolf just as Korra's were moments ago, Korra let out a small sigh.

When Sin returned to the pair, and the wolf retreated, the words that Sin spoke didn't settle in her ears. They rushed in, with a ringing sound, before they fluttered out of the other side of her skull, in twisted phonemes. She stared down at the young elf, her eyes full of worry but her expression blank and cold. It was only when the younger woman touched Korra's cheek, did she snap back to reality. "My Lady." The Young One said softly, as she moved to her knees. Her hand fell from Korra's face, moving into her lap and folding with the other hand.

"Yes?" She responded after a rather long pause, and the younger one blinked nervously.

"Are you alright?" She asked, her head tilting ever so slightly as she watched her Queen with worry. Korra nodded in response then glanced at Sin, the words he had spoke earlier finally registering in her head. With extreme delay, she nodded at his worry, understanding that it was completely rational and understandable. However, when the topic came up of how the younger elf felt, Korra's thoughts twisted again. She heavily contemplating taking the elf with her and leaving, hoping that maybe that would be the solution to the issue at hand. She couldn't help but to think that it was her that was causing the chaos to break out in Sin's region of the forest. It was the only thing that made sense to her!

The younger elf glanced over at Sin. "I've never seen her in such a… trance." She said before standing on her own two feet, and that's when she noticed her hands. They were no longer the color she recognized, but instead they were warmer and the tint was closer to Sin's than Korra's. Her eyes went wide as they flicked up to Sin, her worry only growing stronger. She opened her mouth to speak, but Korra rose abruptly and stepped in-between the pair.

"I think her change has something to do with the vines." She glanced back over her shoulder at the young elf. "What is your name, Young One?" She asked and the elf responded almost immediately. Her thoughts shifted to a thought of how maybe it was Sin that would start a balance between both regions of the forest. That is, if it was only made up of the two regions.

"Kayri, My Lady." She said with a nod and Korra turned to look back at Sin. She lifted her arm around Kayri's shoulders and pulled her against her side. "Let's get you rest." Korra spoke softly.

Sin looked clam as he sat next to Korra with the young elf girl between them but on the inside Sin was a mix of emotions, He was happy to have some to talk to, He was scared at the fact there was others in the forest he never knew about, He was worried that maybe it was them that were bringing the black vines in to the forest, He was thoughtful not to say any of this out loud. The last thing he wanted was to start a fight with people he knew nothing about, That and deep down he didn't want to be alone any more. He had to figure out what all this meant and as his mind worked on answers he showed Korra and Kayri bake around to the front of the hut but stopped at the door way and placed his hand on the frame. “Invited they are and pass freely they may as long night will always pass on in to day.” Sin whispered and in doing so created a new spell on his hut to always let these to beings come in to his home as long as there was day and night. He just hope that he would never regret in doing so.

Sin had learned from his mother that he own father could craft grate spells and even tho she had only one night with the eleven lord he reputation known all around as a spell binder and he had even don't so the night he laid with her. It was a simple spell only to warn her cold hut but she memorized how he had done so and when Sin was older she told him, It was true Sin's own wording was not as artful as the words his father used but the spells his castes still held power and got better the more he worked on them.

As he entered the hut he moved to the bed of furs and started to drag it closer to the fire pit, This also opened up the area where his cellar door was and if he needed to get in there and Kayri was a sleep he would hate having to wake her if he needed something from below so he thought it was smarted to do things this way. “Just lay her down there and I'll be right back.” He said as he walked over a grabbed the pot by the fire pit and walked out side. When he returned moments latter the pot was empty and he had fresh picked herbs in his other hand. He then grabbed a gored of clean water and filled the pot up and after that he tossed in the herbs in with it and placed it back on the fire just like her had done for the mint tea. “After living here for so long I found meany different herbs and these here will restore ones health more swiftly then with out, Just to show that there is nothing wrong with the tea I to will drink some but I only hope it will help her. You did say you had trouble taking in water and food from the forest I just hope she will not be the same as you.” Sin said as he looked back to Korra.

Korra wasted no time in laying Kayri down on the bed of furs, kneeling on the wooden floor beside her as she stroked her hair. The younger elf looked up at her with a worried expression, "My lady... the people, they're-" She started but was cut off by the hushing sound of Korra's voice. She stroked the top of her head, and trailed her hand down towards Kayri's jaw with a soft smile. "Let us not worry about those things now." She said in a voice that matched her fragile touch on the younger being. Korra knew that she wanted to talk about what was happening with her people, but it wasn't the right time and she wasn't going to exhaust Kayri any more than she already was.

When Sin returned with berries, Korra's expression turned worried. He was right, Kayri may reject the food too. But she remembered how when she was in a desperate state, that it was only then that the forest would aid her. The thought gave her hope as she moved to grab some of the berries from the bowl. She had to work quickly, for fear of them rotting in her hands again. She used her free hand to prop Kayri up into her arms as she dumped the berries into the younger's open hands. Kayri stared at them for a moment, as well as Korra, who hoped that they weren't about to rot into dust. To their good fortune, they didn't, and Kayri popped a few into her mouth chewing slowly.

She swallowed with a look of satisfaction on her face, and started to eat a few more of them. She smiled at Sin, as a sort of 'thank you' then moved to sit up on her own. Korra sat back onto the floor watching Kayri with intense eyes, waiting and hoping that she wouldn't spit them back up. But as time continued to pass, and she ate more, things were looking up and Korra's tense demeanor soon relaxed. She turned to look over her shoulder at Sin with a sincere smile. "Thank you, Sin. This is greatly appreciated." She said with her smile still plastered on her face. As she turned to look back at Kayri, she tucked a loose strand of her pale blond hair behind her ear and let out a sigh of relief.

Sin watched and hoped as Kayri ate the berries and was just as reveled as Korra when the girl seemed to eat the food just, So Sin let out a breath he seemed to not know he was holding. When Korra had said thank you he gave her a small nod and half smile as he tiled his head to the side. “I would not be a good host if I did not do my best to see to both your and Kayri health would I?” He said the a sparkle in his eye's. But as some as it was there it was gone and then he moved about the hut to get the cups for the tea.

As he poured the first cup he thought of more things and even to him self he thought all of it a bit dazed so once more he push his thought aside and like always they would some how make then self know as he just walked threw the monitions. He placed the cup of tea to cool as he poured the next and placed the pot back over the fire. He then walked back over to the bed of furs and hand the cup to Korra and not Kayri for inspection. He knew he had right to there trust so as it was so he took his and gulped down his own cup. “Now it not the best tasting tea, It has more of a earthy taste but if you get it over with faster it's not so bad.” He told them both.

After that he felt a little bad for them both, As far as he could see Korra was some one with power to her people. Being here with no other like them to help them and unsure of what to do and what it would lead to, But he was also unsure so already they had something in common. “Korra....” He said and looked up in to her eye's, “I'm sure she will be fine, The tea works fast and will help her regain her strength. But if you feel that you are not safe here or think it better to return to your home land...Please go with my best wish's.” Sin said, His voice lased with worry. Really he didn't want to be alone again so soon but knew it was the right thing to do if it was best for them.

~~~~~~~Deep In The Forest~~~~~~~

The gray wolf had made it back to it den where his pack had waited, The first he greeted was his alpha female and the pup's that trailed behind her. Soon after that the rest of his pack surrounded him and after that he pulled away let out growls as he moved and by the time he was dome most of the pack was behind him as he left the den with a the alpha female and the beta female with the pup's.

As the packed moved out the split in to lesser groups tell it was four groups of three. The packed moved fast, It was not for Sin to ask for anything from his forest brethren and they all felt he was truly one of there pack so there feet moved fast as the spread out threw the forest. All of them vowing not to fail there pack brother, They would search ever inch of the forest that was there region for these beings not from these lands.

Korra watched Sin pour two cups of tea, her focus on Kayri for the most part. Korra rarely acted like the mother of her people, and not just their leader. But this side of her had surfaced now, in this moment as she continued to stroke Kayri's hair and give her warm smiles. She was making sure that she was okay before herself, which was something she had always done as a leader. Except it was typically a lot colder and less heart-felt. Kayri couldn't help but to smile at this side of Korra, relishing in the moment while it was there. When Sin handed Korra the tea, she glanced into the cup, taking a whiff of the warm steam that emanated from the fluid. She merely let a small nod slip before handing Kayri the cup as the younger elf leaned upwards against Korra. Kayri smiled up at Sin, sending him a quick 'thank you', before she started to sip on the tea. When she realized the taste was most foul, she gulped it down quickly and finished off the beverage.

Korra couldn't help but to frown at the words Sin spoke. She didn't want to leave him, especially since she had just met someone that wasn't of her species. Someone who was a part of the forest she had only dreamed of as a child. She returned his gaze with sad, distant eyes. Korra knew she had to go home, especially if Kayri had come all this way to tell her that something was wrong. She broke her stare with Sin, and turned to look back down at Kayri, everything was serious now. "Dearest, what were you going to tell me?" She asked, her expression cold and almost angry.

"The people, they're going mad. Since you've been gone for so long they don't think that you plan a return. Fights are breaking out, people are leaving Felwood and venturing off into other regions." She started, her words came out rushed. Korra stood quickly, moving away from both of them and turning towards the door. She stopped in the threshold, staring at the handle blankly. She had to leave, for the sake of the forest. She was causing this problem, and she needed to stop it. Anger swelled inside of her bloodstream, knowing that she would have a lot of damage control to handle. Her people would soon learn their places once again. Korra closed her eyes for a moment, taking in a deep breath before she turned back around to look at Sin and Kayri.

"Kayri and I will leave at nightfall." She started, "Sin..." Korra stepped over towards him, with a rather quick walk. She studied his expression momentarily, before she gently raised a hand to touch his arm. It was a genuine gesture, all though it went completely against who she was in the eyes of her people. "You are welcome to come with us. See Felwood for your own eyes. Maybe it can help us come to a conclusion about the vines..." She trailed off, desperate that her words would convince him to come. She didn't want to part paths just yet, considering how recently they had met and how little she still knew about his regions of the woods. But she had to go, and that was final.

To say Sin was shocked would have been a under statement and his mouth opened and closed but he was at a loss for words, So he gave her a small nod. He really should have thought it over but he was so desperate to be around someone that his mind must have slipped. “Blu come here!” He called and soon the little song bird was once more at his side. “I am going on a trip out of the area and you have to stay here.” He told the bird but it flapped it's wings and started to chirp in anger. “Now don't start Blu, You know full well I need you to stay here and keep a eye on thing and also the wolfs may come by and I want you to keep them here tell I get back.” Sin said and the bird gave a bob of his head before he flew back out the hut.

“You said we live at nightfall, Well that's not to far off now so just let me pack a few things and I'll be ready.” He said in a happy tone that almost made him sound that of a younger boy. He walked over to the cellar and opened it door and jumped down. The first thing he tossed up was two sets of full quivers, Then a sack filled with roots and herb. Next he pulled him self out of the cellar only to be holding three fur cape's, He walked over and handed the two black fur cape's to Korra leaving him with the white fur cape. “It's not yet the warm part of the year here and the nights can and do get cold.” Sin told them both. The capes were that of wolfs but Sin never had killed the wolfs to get the fur he only salvaged them after the pack had had a bad winter. He was never one to wast what the forest left for him and had also used some of there bones to a small knife he held in his boot and a few arrow tips as well.

Sin then walked back to the table and picked up his leather pack and put the dried fish that was left in it, Along with a gourd for water. He walked back to the cellar and closed the door, Picking up the sack of roots and herb he also placed this in his pack before taking up the two quivers. He then turned to Korra with a smile holding out one of the quivers. “The arrows are made with some good wood and the tips are mostly stone but you may find a few made of bone. It was to hard to make them all that way and I found it easier to work with the stone.” He said proudly as he offered her the gift. “Now I'm not like mother where she need to eat often thew out the day, I on the other hand only need to eat a good meal every few days...So I hope you don't mind if that as we travel I hunt?” He asked as he pulled on the heave white fur cape only to have his white hair lost in to the fur.

Korra and Kayri started to ready themselves after Sin dismissed himself. Korra stepped outside, clipping on her quiver and slung her bow around her as well, before heading back inside. When Sin offered her the quiver she smiled, grateful of his offering. She clipped the quiver around her after inspecting the arrows. Having both sets of artillery clad, the clips created a cross on her chest. "Thank you, I really appreciate it." She said with a gentle touch on his arm again. Then tugged on the fur cloak over her lightweight one. She pulled up the hood of hers, realizing that if she was to hide in shadow, she would not be seen. She couldn't help but to smile devilishly at the thought, before noting on how Sin's was white and that he would not be able to blend as well in the night. Kayri pulled on hers, standing just behind Korra, copying her leader in pulling her own hood up. The hoods hid about half of their faces, including their obviously orange-red eyes and their long elven ears.

At Sin's question, Korra nodded with a small smile before removing her hand from him. "That will be fine. We're only about a weeks walk away." She said, but there was a falter in her statement, since she did not know if it was still the same. Or if the darkness had grown and spread further in her absence. She frowned at the thought as she bent over and made sure that her boots were snug. She had run into some interesting things on her way here, and she had almost lost her shoes in a full-on sprint. She wasn't going to risk that again, that was for sure. Looking at both Kayri and Sin, Korra made an approving nod before stepping out of the hut. Kayri followed after her, but turned to look at Sin.

"We travel at night, because if there is anything nocturnal, it is usually on our side." She said with a small laugh before glancing up at Korra, who was walking into the woods. She started in the same direction she had come from when she had first been following Sin. Kayri skipped for a moment, excitedly before slowing down into a walk, giving her Queen some distance as she started to recall the way the were to go.

As Korra walked ahead, she couldn't help but to think about what Sin's reaction to Felwood might be. To her, when she was just a child it was a beautiful place. Everything was so interesting and ready to be explored by her. And it had been that way until she found the region Sin was from. The first time, it was with her father. He had taken her, knowing that one day her adventurous side would send her there. She could remember seeing the green plants for the first time, and how she had thought they were so weird looking. She was uncomfortable by it all, since it was so unfamiliar. But as her journeys continued, Korra started to lose interest in Felwood. Her new explorations turned into those of pure curiosity.

Once she knew she was on the right track, Korra stopped and turned to face the other two, waiting for them to catch up. She knew they'd have to stick closely together later on in the journey since her people would not be too fond of Sin on a first glance. And along with that, there were things in the forest that didn't necessarily fear her or her people, and probably not Sin either. She noted on the thought as stood. She could hear the wind creating sounds, causing her to be on high alert already. Korra was tense, ready to fight at any given second, but she knew that so long as they were in Sin's region there was less to worry about. Especially since Sin was with them.

As Sin walked along side Kayri he took one last lingering look back as his home diapered in to the dense forest and with a heavy sigh he turn to face Kayri with a weak smile. As the group walked he found him self taking note of where they were in the forest and in witch way they walked. One thing seemed to pull at his mind but he could not put a finger on what it was. If they had stay on this path they would pass near the larger old tree that was the heart of this part of the forest and past that he knew not, It was just more endless forest and it never seemed to end. But still he felt like he was missing something and it bothered him.

As time passed the moon hanged over head, Little was said and as more time pasted Sin felt odd still walking on the forest floor. At some point in his life in the forest Sin had found it more fun to travel in grate leaps from tree to tree but when he had come back the last time the cliffs had had little trees to do so, So now in the lush thick forest he stopped and leaped in to the tree above him and dashed from branch to branch tell he was above Korra and keeping her pace. “I would have thought that you would have came by the bog and the rivers cliffs but we head even deeper to the heart of the forest. I my self never had to leave past that point but it seemed to me to be endless tell I could only see the mountain.” He said from up above. “Tho I can't help feeling there is some to be wary of in this part of the forest, So stay on guard but remember not to take any unnecessary action unless I tell you to.” He said and then dropped down to walk next to Korra and looked at her with a small smile and a sparkle in his eye's. “I would hate to have the wolf pack come rushing by and you miss take them as a treat you see. I mean this forest and any of the beings in it are under my protection....And as long as I travel with you both.....” He stopped as if to find the right word to say so she would not think he thought her weak. “I will not let any harm come to you as long as I am able.” Sin told her.

As the night passed Sin had moved back to the rear of the group, There was just some thing that had him on edge when it came to this part of the forest, It would still be at less two or three days tell they would reach the heart of the forest but that he felt would be find. Desperately Sin had tried to think back to when he had last came this deep in to the forest and find what he was looking for, Unfortunately he remembered a little to late as the stink of dry blood and pepper filled his nose. In a flash Sin had pulled both Korra and Kayri in to the think bushes and held them there. The moon light not hide behind the thick clouds he hind them as well as he could. “Stay here and don't move.” He ordered in a whisper, But his tone was hard and demanding and not at all like any had given the to females before this moment.

Jumping back out Sin held his ground as the trees seemed to part and a loud roar filled the night air, Not a single sound could be heard but that for heavy panting and that of a deep sigh from Sin him self. Bow drawn and arrow ready Sin stood there in from of the large bear as it reared up on it's back lags ready to lunge at him, He had the shot but at the last moment cursed and rolled back before the bear could hit him. There behind this bear twice his own size and a monster of all beasts was a cub and he felt guilt in his heart at almost dooming the cub to death by killing it's mother. “I can't kill her, She is just protecting her cub!” He yelled out to the girls. “We have to run!” He said as he held the bears eye's on him with hope the girls would flea, So as to keep the bear on him he let his cape cover him so that he was easy to see and started to back away from where he had placed the girls. “I'll lead her away and then you two run, I'll catch up once I'm sure I have her far enough away.” Sin said as he backed up, taunting the bear with his movements.

Kayri had spent most of the time they'd been traveling enjoying every minute of it. She couldn't help it, the area was so new to her that she couldn't even take it all in. Korra on the other hand remained calm, focused and kept her eyes straight ahead. Her ears open to any sounds. When Sin had moved up into the trees, Korra couldn't help but to smile and laugh with a ping of jealousy. She could never do that, not if she wanted to. If she even tried she would easily harm herself. As their journey continued, Kayri and Korra seemed to remain quiet. Something their kind had picked up on when traveling with others. It was always best to stay silent and listen for anything than have a conversation about something, and miss what was probably going to kill you.

When Sin pulled the pair into the bushes, Korra crouched into her usual hunter's position. Her hand was on an arrow in her quiver, and her bow was at the ready in her other hand. Kayri, not the type of Forsaken to fight remained crouched and cowering behind her Queen. Korra listened, but cringed at the sound of the loud roar. The feeling of Kayri's hands digging into her shoulders had her on edge as she tucked an arrow into her bow. She wasn't going to shoot just yet, but she sure as hell was going to be ready to shoot.

“I can't kill her, She is just protecting her cub!” Korra bit her lip a little at his words, she knew that if this was her neck of the woods any one of her people wouldn't even blink before killing the beast. “We have to run!” At that, both women grinned devilishly. If there was anything they knew how to do really well, it was run. It was in their nature to be able to move extremely fast. Not necessarily at the speed of light, or anything close to that, but faster than any living creature in comparison to them.

“I'll lead her away and then you two run, I'll catch up once I'm sure I have her far enough away.” When Sin spoke that, Korra stepped from the bushes and looked right at Sin. "That is not necessary, Sin. If you can run in the trees, follow us, we'll be away in no time. So long as the bear does not climb after you." She said tucking her bow and arrow away immediately as Kayri pulled herself from the bush. Korra knew there was no time to wait for a response, and that they had to move quickly.

Good thing I checked my boots. She thought to herself as her smile reappeared on her face. She started to take off running, just off to the right of where Sin and the bear stood. She made sure to just run around the area where the bear was, and keeping herself on the right track. Kayri followed after her, as they ran. Trees passed by faster than ever before, they were dodging roots, fallen branches, holes, and rocks that showed up in less time than a blink. Weaving in and out of the trees the women moved gracefully and without breathing heavily.

Kayri let out a booming laugh of excitement, one that had Korra grinning wider than before. The pair loved every second of this, running and jumping, weaving, and ducking. It was something Korra was always grateful for having in her genetic build. Something that her species seemed to rely on frequently. Although she was from such a dark area of the forest, Korra did not allow her people to fight. She was the only one that was allowed to carry and sort of weapon. A law she had created in the beginning of her reign, hoping that to any outsiders it would show they meant no harm. Of course, her people absolutely despised her for the law, but soon got over it and accepted it.

Sin was just about to run away from the girl when Korra had pushed out on to the trail and Korra said. “That is not necessary, Sin. If you can run in the trees, follow us, we'll be away in no time. So long as the bear does not climb after you.” And he had to grin with how Korra seemed to be smiling. 'What dose this girl think she is going to do?' He thought but before he could ask she was gone and all he could see was two black blurs passing him. He had to stop just a moment to understand what had happen but he had let his guard and is cost him. The bear had took a swing a him and clipped his left shoulder. “Dam!” Sin hissed out as he jumped up in to the tree's. He jumped from branch to branch, His feet only seemed to land for only a moment before he was back in midair.

When he had see the girls a head of him he had a vision of a humming bird dashing from flower to flower. Both girls had such grace and there speed was something he became envious of as he tried to keep them both in sight. As he dashed in thee trees he reached under his left arm and felt the warm and wet blood and his lips thinned. The claw marks rolled over his shoulder and down his back and were deeper the he thought. 'I should have remembered about her, But I forgot when I had not seen her this winter when I visited the pack....That's right the pack's cave is near here!' Sin thought. By time the girls had stopped he was starting to feel light headed and he knew he had lost more blood then he had thought. Pulling the fur cape tighter around him he dropped from the trees to join the girl's and walked over to join them. When he looked at Korra he could have sworn that he saw a sparkle in her eye's he had not seen before and it made him smiled as he remembered the laughter he had heard come from Kayri. These beings so different then him had something in them that he to had in him self and that was a joy for life that the forest seemed to give all the beings in it.

“I'm not....” Sin started to say but stopped as he felt dizzy and leaned over on to a tree. “I seem to be a bit weak.” He finally said in a whisper. “If we could just rest for a bit I'm sure I'll be fine.” But as he tried to right him self to walk over to Korra fell to his knee's and then fell forward on to the forest floor as darkness filled his world, His white fur cape now stained blood red as evidence to the wound as it covered the now unconscious Sin.

~~~Somewhere near by~~~
She could smell it thick in the air and worry drove her to call out to her mate. If something had happen to there pack brother they would find him, So leaving the pup's in the care of the bate female and fallowed then sent of blood she headed out and was joined by her mate after some time as she ran fallowing the trail of blood...Sin's blood.

Korra and Kayri stood, not even anywhere near being out of breath. Their ability to run has never caused them to be winded or tired afterwards, which was something Korra was grateful for. The two stood there, with plastered grins on their faces until Sin came down from the trees. When he leaned on a nearby tree, Korra automatically noticed that there was something off about him. She slung her bow back over her shoulder and stepped towards him with a slightly worried expression. Her smile faded, as well as Kayri's.

“I'm not….” He had started, and with that Korra froze a little, her smile nowhere to be found anymore. Worry replaced her entire expression as she watched him carefully. She could see how pale he was getting, and she glanced at Kayri who looked just as worried. “I seem to be a bit weak.” The words came out in a whisper, and that's when Kayri's eyes shot to Korra, stricken with fear along with her worry. “If we could just rest for a bit I'm sure I'll be fine.” That left Korra a little less worried until he started over towards her only to fall forward just before her.

Then she saw the blood. Unlike hers, it was a dark red that seeped through the white cape. Immediately, she rushed to his side, moving him enough so that she could pull the cloak out of the way from the source of the bleeding. Then she saw the size of the claw mark that dug into his skin. Kayri had moved just behind Korra, and when his wound was revealed she stepped back with a gasp. Korra had never touched blood before, not even her own. It was something that was considered extremely sacred among her people, and when it was spilt it was for higher reason.

Always when someone was wounded, they had to let them bleed out. It was in their nature, and it was sacred. It was considered a blessing to bleed out. But Sin was not one of her people. And Korra wasn't going to let him die. "We have to save him." Korra said in a stern voice, it was almost a command. Kayri knew there was no arguing, even if it was against their ways.

"But how?!" Kayri asked, her voice trembling with fear as she knelt by Korra's side. The Queen's eyes landed on his bag, and Kayri seemed to think the same thing. The younger elf grabbed the bag and started going through it. There were a bunch of different herbs, but neither women knew what they did. And of course, touching them would make them useless. "We need help. We can't touch the herbs, or the spilt blood" Kayri went on, and Korra frowned deeply. "Unless you awaken… Korra… you need to." Kayri pleaded, and the idea seemed like it would be good. But Korra hadn't awakened since before her father had died.

She knew she'd be able to heal him if she awoke her inner Soul. But it always drained her of energy when she used it. Plus, she has never used it on another species, so it was a chance that it would kill him too. "I can't…" She responded in a weak whisper, and Kayri grabbed her Queen by the shoulders, shaking her a little.

"Please! He could die, Korra! Think about it, you need to!" She cried loudly and Korra shoved the younger elf off of her. She rose from the ground and stepped to face in a different direction. Kayri was right. But Kayri didn't know all of it, so maybe she was only half right? Korra would risk everything and she wasn't sure if she could do that. Not to Sin...

"It may or may not work on his kind…" Korra started but shook her head. It was worth a shot, she couldn't just give up on him. She moved to kneel back by him, and started to tap into her inner Soul. She closed her eyes, took in a deep breath, and put her hands on his wound gently. Kayri's eyes widened as blood started to cover Korra's hands. She never let out the breath, but rather took another one in. As if all of the air was filling an extra pair of lungs. She did this a few more times before her eyes opened and she stared down at Sin's wound.

Kayri noticed how Korra's eyes were no longer their normal red-orange, but now all white. She gasped a little as she watched the woman focus, forgetting about her Queen soiling her chances of a peaceful afterlife from touching the blood. Korra's hands, now covered in his blood all the way up to her wrists, moved away from his body. Kayri hoped that it wasn't going to destroy him, the touch of her darkness. Especially since this was much darker than anything they could find in Felwood. This was the darkness passed on from royal ancestor to the next. It could very easily kill Sin. Kayri let out a breath she didn't know she was holding as Korra moved to exhale a heavy breath of the collected air onto his wound.

Immediately, the wound started to close as she let out white air, but as it sealed it turned into a dark black line. Once it was fully closed, Korra's breath was completely gone, and she crumpled backwards exhausted and unmoving. Kayri looked from Sin to Korra, eyes wide and nerves on fire. It was only the wait to see if Sin would wake now, as her Queen recuperated.

The wolfs were close, They had come across the bear and ran it out of the area and away from Sin. They could smell his blood above them, So they knew he had made it away from the danger but with such a heavy sent in the air they also knew he was losing blood and fast. As they traveled the sent of others became stronger and the male tilted his head to the side at the thought of missing such a thing. His female wounder why such beings were here in the forest to begin with, It had been over 400 years since the blood elf's had dared to set foot in the living forest. Her only thought then was that of the past war's waged over the land and all the death it had brought and she let out a howl full of sorrow at the thought that it would all happen once more.
Her male stopped and nuzzled under her chin to give her his support, But a noise from beyond the bushes made then both pop there heads in the air and lesion, There was almost no sound but that of heavy breathing. In a single leap they both jumped over the low shrubs and found them self letting out low growls at what they saw in front of them. 'What have you fools done!' A male voice filled the air like a echo. The voice was ruff and gritty but it's tone was full of power. Both wolfs looked up to the only girl awake in the clearing. 'Answer me pup, What have you and the dark one done to our brother?' The male wolfs asked as he beard his teeth at Kayri.

'Stop it love.' A female voice cut in and the female wolf placed her self in front of the male. 'Can you not see you are scaring this pup.' The female said and then turned her head to the girl. 'Don't mind him pup he's bark is worse then his bite.' She said but just like the male the voice was a echo in the air and mind. 'So pup what will it be let us help our brother and you dark queen or will we have to take our brother and leave you and the dark one to your own means?' Asked the female wolf with a vary wolfish grin on her lip's. One why or another they would help there beloved Sin and if that meant they would have to fight these beings to get to him they would.

Ever so faintly, Korra could hear the echoing sounds of voices ringing in her head, but the exhaustion that had overcome her was a weight heavy enough to keep her unable to understand what the voices were saying, and unresponsive by any means. Kayri on the other hand, looked at the large wolf that had emerged from the woods with a terror struck expression. Her eyes were as wide as they could go, and she froze all the way down to her core as he started talking. Not even a breath escaped her lungs. 'What have you fools done!" A ping of hurt started to grow in her chest knowing that they had messed with the balance of nature, but it was only to save him.

"He was dying..." She started in a soft stutter, "Answer me pup, What have you and the dark one done to our brother?". he continued, his voice sending chills throughout her entire being. "My Queen did what she knew would have a chance at saving him." She continued slowly, watching the wolf carefully, anticipating anything. She moved to situate herself so that if she had to, she could get up and defend her Queen. Although her lack of fighting skills as a commoner, and her lack of inner Soul deemed her more useless than she allowed her to think. But it would be great honor to die before her Queen in any sort of attempt to save her.

"Stop it love." Another wolf stepped into the clearing, forcing Kayri to move into a more defensive crouch closer to Korra. "Can you not see you are scaring this pup." Damn right he was! But now both of them were sending Kayri into a state of high adrenaline. Kayri straightened her back, making herself look a little tougher, even though in comparison to these great beasts she was miniscule. "Don't mind him pup his bark is worse then his bite." Kayri didn't want to know what his bite felt like unless she desperately had to in order to protect Korra. Finally, the female got down to business, and Kayri listened carefully while keeping a hard stare on her.

"So pup what will it be let us help our brother and your dark queen or will we have to take our brother and leave you and the dark one to your own means?" Kayri rose from her crouching position, watching them carefully from the corner of her eye as she looked down at the two motionless bodies before her. She frowned, looking back up at the wolves.

"We were on our way to Felwood, to try and find a balance..." She trailed off, unable to say what she really wanted. She wanted their help more than anything right now, because from her own standpoint, she wasn't much aid. But she knew that Korra wouldn't necessarily like it. Or would she? Karyri didn't know how her Queen would react, which was leaving her painfully hesitant.

"Please. Help us..." Kayri asked, in a low, hushed voice. She moved herself into a more presentable stance, showing that she meant no harm.

Both wolfs gave her a nod as they moved in, There walk was easy going so not to scare the girl. 'You say you go to Falwood, How unfortunate it's such a bleak part of the forest.' Said the female. 'Poor hunting there as well.' Said the male as they first walked up to Korra. The black furred female lowered her head and sniffed at Korra and gave a snort. 'This one will be fine, Used to much power is all.' She said. The male gray wolf on the other hand was licking Sin's back where the black scars had been made. 'His lost much blood my love and the fools have tainted him by using such cursed magic.' He said as the female came to stand next to him. 'Well then love what should we do? I drought they know what they have done and with so much blood in the night air others will be sure to come looking for a easy kill.' She asked as she licked the dry blood away from the rest of Sin's back.

The gray male look up at the Kayri. 'Can you carry your queen pup? We will take Sin and well all head on to a cave not far from here, There it will be safe tell these two wake up.' He asked , Then he walked over to Sin and pushed his head under one arm and his mate did the same on the other side. Sin even unaware of anything going on must have understood what was happening because as soon as his arm felt the fur under them grabbed hold of there fur and let them drag him away from the clearing.

Kayri watched as the female wolf sniffed Korra, as she tensed. The other male spoke of the taint that was on Sin's scar, and she couldn't help but to frown. It was as much as they could do, but it stilled seemed pretty bad overall that such a pure man was tainted with the hatred of her people. 'Can you carry your queen? We will take Sin and well all head on to a cave not far from here, There it will be safe tell these two wake up.' Kayri nodded, bending over only to find Korra starting to wake once again.

"My Lady. These wolves came to our aid. We need to get you out of here." She said softly and Korra didn't register much except for when Kayri pulled Korra to her feet and slung on of her arms over her shoulder, taking most of Korra's weight. "I can walk." Korra grumbled, but a few steps forward proved that she would need Kayri at her side. She started following the wolves and Sin, noticing how Korra looked at Sin.

Her face was hurt and broken, a huge frown along with pale exhaustion flooded her face as they walked. Kayri slung an arm around her Queen's waist as they walked.

"I can walk." Said Korra and the male gray wolf snorted. 'See love, Even his child is a stubborn fool.' He said in a ruff tone as they dragged Sin along a dirt path. 'Such is there breading dear, You know this.' Said the female in a soft tone. 'Bunch of fools the hole race of them I say.' The old gray said as the forest became thicker around them. 'Still I guess there better then the humans.' He said with another snot. 'Only time will tell my love, But do not forget Sin is part human.' She said in a knowing tone as they pushed in to a new clearing where a cave of stone lay in front of them. 'Yes dear but Sin is also part light elf and just like his father he see to this part of the forest and keeps the balance, That more then make's up for his human blood.' Said the male.

Sin muttered something as they made there way in to the cave, The two wolfs took him in to the back of the cave and laid him down. "So...c..cold." Sin hissed out still not really awake to the world. The female laid her body over his and licked at his face. 'I'll go for a hunt dear, You stay her and guard these pups.' He ordered. "Always so bossy old gray aren't you." Sin said as his eye's slowly opened. 'Rest little brother and don't worry your self about this old wolf and his bossy way's.' Said the male then he dashed out of the cave. The cave grew silent and Sin dozed back off to sleep as the old black female nuzzled his neck.

~~In the Forest~~

The old gray wolf that had left the cave first he traveled back heading to the den where the rest of the pack would be waiting for him, Once there they greeted him and he checked on the pup's. After he was sure the pup's fine he let the other pack members tell him of what they had found out, Then when he was told this info he ordered them to hunt for the pup's and stay near the den tell his and his mates return. Back in the forest he started his hunt, He knew where the deer would be and ran grinning as the wind rushed past his fur.

~~Back in the Cave~~

The female wolf slowly lifted her self off Sin now that he felt warmer and made her way over to Korra, Sitting in front of her she gave a small bow of her head. 'So Banshee Queen I hope you are well now that you have rested, Such use of power and untrained at that must have paid a toll on you.' She said as she gazed in to Korra's eye's. 'I have to thank you for saving Sin's life even tho he will suffer greatly for the way it happen, You see I think him as much my own pup as I do my own flesh and blood.' The black wolf said as she laid front body down she crossed her paws and laid her head down on them. 'He was but a child still really when his mother die, Such short life spans humans have. When Blu had come to us at first we thought not to intervene but once we were told of who his father was we had no choice but act and bring him in to the pack.' She said as she thought back on that day and the meany that fallowed.

'So Banshee Queen I hope you are well now that you have rested, Such use of power and untrained at that must have paid a toll on you.' The words hummed in Korra's ears, making her cringe a little as she leaned against a wall of the cave. Kayri was sleeping at her side, and Korra had finally fully woken with a massive headache. 'I have to thank you for saving Sin's life even though he will suffer greatly for the way it happen, You see I think him as much my own pup as I do my own flesh and blood.' At first, the words of the wolf made Korra sick to her stomach. She realized that what she did was extremely risky, and would taint him forever. But without the knowledge of the wolves coming for Sin, she had to do something other than let him die.

Korra's expression stayed blank as she looked out of the mouth of the cave. 'He was but a child still really when his mother die, Such short life spans humans have. When Blu had come to us at first we thought not to intervene but once we were told of who his father was we had no choice but act and bring him in to the pack.' Korra's attention was soon turned back to the wolf, eyes beaming with curiosity. She adjusted herself so that Kayri's head was in her lap. Tugging her bow and quivers off of her, she set them to the other side of her, but still in a reach that would only take seconds for her to fire an arrow.

"What of his father? Who was he?" Korra asked, eyes focused on the wolf. Her vision occasionally blurred in and out of focus, and her body tensed at the thought of what she had done, once again. She knew that this would stick with her forever, she would feel guilty forever. She would be stuck on the fence of such a situation for eternity. Had she not healed him, he could have died. The wolves could have been too late. And now, now that she did save him… what did it mean? What would happen to him?

So much was running through her mind that she could feel her pulse in ever square inch of her body. She closed her eyes for a bit longer than a standard blink, before letting out a heavy breath and raising her hand. "Hold that thought." She mumbled, lifting Kayri's head from her lap gently and rising from her spot on the ground. She needed fresh air. Grabbing her bow and arrows, she slung them over her and took off running out of the cave. She ran quickly, like she and Kayri had just earlier, dodging obstacles in her path gracefully.

After gaining a large amount of distance from the cave, Korra found herself on her hands and knees, her hands digging into the Earth. She was panting heavily, not from the run, but from a new pain she felt in her chest and stomach. Wetness stung her cheeks. Immediately, a hand came up from the Earth, touching her face in confusion. What is this? She had never cried, not even when her father had died. What is happening? She thought to herself, as she forced herself onto her feet. Gripping the tree just next to her she focused on slowing down her breathing.

"A panic attack, Korra, that is what you are having." Her father spoke softly as his hands gripped her face. Korra's eyes stared straight back into his hard stare, finding a comfort she couldn't quite place. "When things get scary, and out of control, you can only do your best. Remember that, okay?" He spoke in a whisper, and Korra nodded, her eyes still full of fear. It was her fourth birthday, the first time she had used her inner Soul. Her father took her on her first hunt, raiding a town that was just on the outskirts of the Felwood Tree. They had defied her father's orders and laws multiple times, and it was time that he put a rest to it. Korra, out of defense ended up using her inner Soul to kill a man who had come after her.
She was scared, and it was the first reaction she had. Korra didn't even know she had the ability until that very moment, but seeing the man die left her standing there in shock until her father had found her. When he did find her, Korra was gasping for air, unable to cope with what had happened. It was then he had told her what was happening to her. After, he stood from grabbing her face, he looked at her with a reassuring smile and said, "It's okay, Korra. Emotions get in the way, you have to keep them down if you want to be a leader like me." Korra nodded, shoving her thoughts into the depths of her mind, drying stray tears and readying herself to leave.

Now, clinging to a tree for balance, all she could focus on was her father's words. Her breathing slowed to it's normal rhythm and her pulse seemed to disappear in mere moments. Her eyes dried up, and a cold stare was left on her face as she looked blankly ahead. The memory of Kayri's words about her people forced Korra into a quiet rage, one that burned inside of her like a furnace. After a moment of silence, she clenched her jaw pushing every emotion she had about Sin's injury and what had happened into the depths of her memories. She had to focus on what she needed to do, not what she was feeling. There was no room for such things.



The feeling of Korra moving her head from the warmth of her Queen's lap stirred her enough to readjust how she was laying. After a few minutes though, she realized that Korra's warmth was absent. Sitting up fast, eyes as wide as possible, she looked around for her Queen. Only to find both wolves, and Sin still there. Korra was nowhere in sight. Kayri rose, looking down at the black wolf, as she made her way to the mouth of the cave.

"Where is Korra?" Kayri asked, her voice worried and shaken. She peered around the opening of the cave, squinting a little to look into the woods. She couldn't see anything except for the dark shadows that stretched along the ground, cast from the moonlight that was slowly retreating to the horizon. "How long has she been gone? Is she coming back?" Kayri started up again, turning to walk back into the cave. her eyes settled on Sin.

"Has he woken?" She asked after a moment of silence, knowing that she was firing question after question. She was frustrated at herself for falling asleep and not noticing that Korra had left. Korra was the one person she was obligated to look after, and countless times she had woken up from slumber only to find the woman missing. She let out a heavy sigh, hoping that Sin and these wolves' presence was enough to keep her at least nearby and strolling about. She hoped that Korra wouldn't leave them all like this… A small frown tugged at Kayris lips as she glanced at the cave floor to look for any trace of Korra, as if it would help.

[[Sorry it's so long… not sorry. I got really excited to write haha! P.S. I liked your PM!!! :D]]

~~With Old Gray~~

As he walked out of the tree line the old gray wolf held in his mouth gently in his jaws a six point buck, It's body held up as it's lags dragged behind. As he walked he saw Korra and her aura was dark just like her mood. 'Well oh mighty queen of darkness, The last thing I would have thought was to find you sulking like a child.' He jested as he dragged the dear up next to her. It was clear that the kill was a clean brake of the bucks neck as there was no blood. 'I would think a ruler like you would know not to regret past actions and move on so that you can find a better way the next time you come to face such thing's.' The old gray wolf snorted. The sun was now rising and birds had started to sing and a light breeze blow the smell of the first flowers blossoming. 'I will tell you something pup, What you did may have harmed him in one way or another but there was no other way to ensure his life. Yes we could have done something else when me and my mate came to him, But it may not have been enough to save his life and what you did did just that. Now stop pouting like one of my pups that had buried a bone and can not find it and get back to the cave.' He told her as he left her there and took the deer to the front of the cave, leaving it there and entered the cave. As soon as he entered the cave a load angry growl echo out of the mouth of the cave.

~~With Sin~~

Sin laied there as the world came back to him, But he wished he was dead as pain racked his body. Voices to low to under stand reached his ear and he his eye's slowly opened. 'Your Queen just stepped out for a moment pup, She will be back so fear not.' Sin knew that voice it was the mate of Old Gray. 'As for Sin he will wake soon.' She told some one. Sin felt so odd just then as he thought back at what happen, He remembered the bear and the hit that wounded him, He also recalled telling the girls to leave him. Why had they saved him? They had fallowed his orders so far why had they not done as he had asked? Sin felt a fire rise up in him knowing that they could have gotten hurt dragging his useless hide here. He the rolled and tried to get up, His eye's open to lock with Kayris, Where once his eye's held a light now held a cold gaze. “Fools!” He spat out. “Why would you risk your lives when I had told you to leave me. Did you wish to die.” He said as he reached down to his boot and pulled out his bone knife. “If that's so then let me help you.” Sin said as he stepped forward, But as he took his first step a load growl stopped him. 'Pup stop and think!' Came the voice of Old Gray and then Sin found him self pinned to the ground. 'Clear your mind pup, You act not of your own.' Old Gray growled out his fangs bared.